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.
- Tourist attraction
- …is also known as “Kayts Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Fort Hammenhiel கடல் கோட்டை and Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam.
Fort Hammenhiel கடல் கோட்டை
Fort Hammenhiel is a fort built around a small island…
1¼ km north of Kayts Island Fort
Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam
Karampon is a village located in Kayts, Velanai…
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.
Karainagar
Karainagar is located 20 km from Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on the island of Karaitivu.
6 km northeast of Kayts Island Fort
Kayts Island Fort
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Latitude
9.70073° or 9° 42′ 3″ north
Longitude
79.85197° or 79° 51′ 7″ east
Open location code
6JXXPV22+7Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Tamil—“Kayts Island Fort” goes by many names.
قلعة جزيرة كايتسEgyptian Arabic
කයිට්ස් දූපත් බලකොටුවSinhala
ஊர்காவற்றுறைக் கோட்டைTamil
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