Fort Hammenhiel கடல் கோட்டை

Fort Hammenhiel is a fort built around a small island between the islands of and Karaitivu of in Northern .
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  • Type: Hotel
  • Description: fort in Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Fort Hammenheil” and “Fort Hammenhiel”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kayts Island Fort and Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam.

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The was built by the Portuguese in 1629 and was abandoned in 1651. is situated 1¼ km south of Fort Hammenhiel கடல் கோட்டை.

School
Photo: Kaytsfan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karampon is a village located in , Velanai… is situated 2½ km south of Fort Hammenhiel கடல் கோட்டை.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kayts and Thankodai.

Town
, is a village on Velanai Island, off the in northern . is situated 3 km southeast of Fort Hammenhiel கடல் கோட்டை.

Hamlet
is a small town in . is situated 4 km north of Fort Hammenhiel கடல் கோட்டை.

Town
Photo: Indi Samarajiva, CC BY 2.0.
is located 20 km from , , on the island of Karaitivu. is situated 5 km northeast of Fort Hammenhiel கடல் கோட்டை.

Fort Hammenhiel கடல் கோட்டை

Latitude
9.71171° or 9° 42′ 42″ north
Longitude
79.84792° or 79° 50′ 53″ east
Open location code
6JXXPR6X+M5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4365906200
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­hotel
Wiki­data ID
Q12973620
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Tamil—“Fort Hammenhiel கடல் கோட்டை” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Fort Hammenheil”
  • Burmese: “ဟမ်မန်ဟီရယ်ခံတပ်”
  • Corsican: “Fort Hammenheil”
  • Danish: “Fort Hammenheil”
  • Dutch: “Fort Hammenheil”
  • Dutch: “Fort Hammenhiel”
  • French: “fort Hammenheil”
  • French: “Fort Hammenheil”
  • German: “Fort Hammenheil”
  • Indonesian: “Fort Hammenheil”
  • Italian: “forte Hammenheil”
  • Low German: “Fort Hammenheil”
  • Portuguese: “Fortaleza Real”
  • Romanian: “Fort Hammenheil”
  • Sinhala: “හැමන්හිල් බලකොටුව”
  • Spanish: “Fort Hammenheil”
  • Swedish: “Fort Hammenheil”
  • Tahitian: “Fort Hammenheil”
  • Tamil: “அம்மன்னீல் கோட்டை”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hammenhiel Dutch Fort and SLNS Elara Naval Base.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Fort Hammenhiel and Fort Hammenhiel Resort.

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