Thangassery Fort

Fort Thomas or St. Thomas Fort or Fortaleza de São Tomé, also known as Tangasseri Fort, is a ruined fort located in the beach town of on the shores of the Arabian Sea in the city of , , India.
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: ruined fortification in India
  • Also known as: “St Thomas Fort” and “Tangasseri Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Thangassery Bus Station and Kollam Lighthouse.

Bus station
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Tangasseri Bus Terminal or Tangasseri Bus Bay is a bus station in the city of , . The bus terminal is opened on 6 September 2014 by Prasanna Earnest, the then Mayor of city. is situated 140 metres northeast of Thangassery Fort.

Lighthouse
Photo: ANOOP R, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tangasseri Lighthouse or Thangassery Lighthouse is situated at in city of the Indian state of . It is one of the two lighthouses in the Kollam Metropolitan Area and is maintained by the Cochin Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships. is situated 300 metres southwest of Thangassery Fort.

Church
Photo: Shishirdasika, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a historic Roman Catholic church established by Portuguese during 1614, situated at in the city of , India. is situated 420 metres northwest of Thangassery Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tangasseri and Thirumullavaram.

Suburb
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or Thangassery is a heavily populated beach area on the shores of the Arabian Sea in city, , India.

Suburb
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is a part of UA in the state of , a state in south . It is situated 6 km north of the city of . It is best known for a calm beach safe for swimming.

Suburb
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or Chinnakkada is considered as the heart of the in , . is a busy junction where 5 city roads and one National highway interconnect at a traffic roundabout.

Thangassery Fort

Latitude
8.88169° or 8° 52′ 54″ north
Longitude
76.56849° or 76° 34′ 7″ east
Open location code
6JWRVHJ9+M9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4667108426
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Wiki­data ID
Q7595554
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tamil—“Thangassery Fort” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圣托马斯堡垒”
  • Chinese: “托马斯堡废墟”
  • Chinese: “聖多馬城堡”
  • Dutch: “St Thomas Fort, Tangasseri”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سانت توماس فورت”
  • Hindi: “तंगस्सेरी दुर्ग”
  • Malayalam: “തങ്കശ്ശേരി കോട്ട”
  • Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Coulão”
  • Portuguese: “Forte de São Tomé”
  • Tamil: “சென் தாமசுக் கோட்டை, தங்கசேரி”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Thangassery Fort and Thangassery Park.

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