Fort

Fort is a locality in Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province. Fort is situated nearby to the locality Janadhipathy Medura, as well as near Pettah.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Galle Face Green and Beira Lake.

Galle Face Green

Park

Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.

Galle Face Green is a 5 ha ocean-side urban park, which stretches for 500 m along the coast, in the heart of Colombo, the financial and business capital of Sri Lanka.

Beira Lake is a man-made lake in the centre of the city of Colombo in Sri Lanka. The lake is surrounded by many large businesses in the city. It initially occupied approximately 1.65 km2 of land 100 years ago but has since been reduced to 0.65 km2 today due to various reasons.

Red Mosque

Mosque

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque (Sinhala: කොලඹ කොටුව රතු පල්ලිය, romanized: Kolomba Kotuwa Rathu Palliya, Tamil: மஸ்ஜிதுல் ஜாமிஉல் அஃபார் அல்லது சம்மாங்கோடு பள்ளிவாசல், romanized: Sammankodu Pallivasal, is a historic mosque in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colombo and Kotahena.

Colombo

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Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, and still perceived by many as the capital though the suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is now the official capital.

Kotahena

Suburb

Kotahena is a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13.

Slave Island

Village

Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.

Slave Island, officially known as Kompagngna Veediya, also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya and formerly known as Javanam Quarters during Dutch rule, is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka, located directly south of the Fort.

Fort

Type: Locality
Location: Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.9389° or 6° 56′ 20″ north

Longitude

79.8436° or 79° 50′ 37″ east

Elevation

6 metres (20 feet)

Open location code

6JRXWRQV+HC

GeoNames ID

11984762

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