Kayts Island Fort
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.Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Hammenhiel and Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam.
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 1¼ km north of Kayts Island Fort.
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 1¼ km southeast of Kayts Island Fort.
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.
Thankodai
Hamlet
Thankodai is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province. Thankodai is situated 5 km north of Kayts Island Fort.
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 6 km northeast of Kayts Island Fort.
Kayts Island Fort
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Kayts Fort”
- Categories: fort and tourism
- Location: Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.70073° or 9° 42′ 3″ northLongitude
79.85197° or 79° 51′ 7″ eastOpen location code
6JXXPV22+7QOpenStreetMap ID
node 5627300060OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q12975379
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Tamil—“Kayts Island Fort” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة جزيرة كايتس”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza do Cais”
- Portuguese: “Forte da Ilha Kayts”
- Sinhala: “කයිට්ස් දූපත් බලකොටුව”
- Tamil: “ஊர்காவற்றுறைக் கோட்டை”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. James‘ Church and St Sebastian’s Church, Karampon.
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