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 island.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fort Hammenhiel கடல் கோட்டை and Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam.

Hotel
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Hammenhiel is a fort built around a small island… is situated 1¼ km north of Kayts Island Fort.

School
Photo: Kaytsfan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karampon is a village located in , Velanai… is situated 1¼ km southeast of Kayts Island Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kayts and Thankodai.

Town
, is a village on Velanai Island, off the in northern .

Hamlet
is a small town in . is situated 5 km north of Kayts Island Fort.

Town
Photo: Indi Samarajiva, CC BY 2.0.
is located 20 km from , , on the island of Karaitivu. is situated 6 km northeast of Kayts Island Fort.

Kayts Island Fort

Latitude
9.70073° or 9° 42′ 3″ north
Longitude
79.85197° or 79° 51′ 7″ east
Open location code
6JXXPV22+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5627300060
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q12975379
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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: St. James‘ Church and St Sebastian’s Church, Karampon.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: J/Paruthiyadaippu Ganeshapatha Vidyalayam and Uppukulam.

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