Fort Hammenhiel Resort
Fort Hammenhiel Resort is a hotel in Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Fort Hammenhiel Resort is situated nearby to the islet Hammenhiel Dutch Fort, as well as near the military installation SLNS Elara Naval Base.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Hammenhiel and Kayts Island Fort.
Fort Hammenhiel
Hotel
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Hammenhiel is a fort built around a small island between the islands of Kayts and Karaitivu of Jaffna Peninsula in Northern Sri Lanka. Fort Hammenhiel is situated 360 metres southwest of Fort Hammenhiel Resort.
Kayts Island Fort
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kayts Island Fort was built by the Portuguese in 1629 and was abandoned in 1651. In the late 1600s, Dutch controlled the fort when they took over the Kayts island. Kayts Island Fort is situated 1½ km south of Fort Hammenhiel Resort.
Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam
School
Photo: Kaytsfan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam is a provincial school in Karampon, Sri Lanka. Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam is situated 2½ km south of Fort Hammenhiel Resort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kayts and Thankodai.
Kayts
Town
Kayts, is a village on Velanai Island, off the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. There are a number of other villages on the island such as Allaippiddi, Mankumpan, Velanai, Saravanai, Puliyankoodal, Suruvil, Naranthanai, Karampon and Melinchimunai. Kayts is situated 3 km southeast of Fort Hammenhiel Resort.
Thankodai
Hamlet
Thankodai is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province. Thankodai is situated 4 km north of Fort Hammenhiel Resort.
Karainagar
Town
Photo: Indi Samarajiva, CC BY 2.0.
Karainagar is located 20 km from Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on the island of Karaitivu. In Tamil, the name is derived from the Tamil word 'kadar-karai' meaning a settlement on the sea coast. Karainagar is the nearest town to Casuarina Beach. Karainagar is situated 5 km northeast of Fort Hammenhiel Resort.
Fort Hammenhiel Resort
- Email: forthammenhielresort@gmail.com
- Type: Hotel
- Categories: tourism, accommodation, and building
- Location: Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.71342° or 9° 42′ 48″ northLongitude
79.85075° or 79° 51′ 3″ eastOpen location code
6JXXPV72+98OpenStreetMap ID
node 13627152194OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=hotel
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Notable Places Nearby
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