Fort Somba Opu

Fort Somba Opu was a fortified commercial center of the Gowa Sultanate. Its ruins are located in , , . The fort was the center of the Gowa Sultanate in the 16th-century until its destruction by the Dutch East India Company in 1669.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Park
  • Description: ruins of a former citadel in Makassar, South Sulawesi
  • Also known as: “Baruga Somba Opu”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Karaeng Pattingalloang Museum and Barombong Stadium.

Museum
Photo: Pinerineks, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pitch
is a stadium in , , . It is mostly used for football matches and is the new home stadium of PSM Makassar. is situated 2½ km southwest of Fort Somba Opu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Makassar.

Photo: Enjoyyourbicycle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, formerly called Ujung Pandang, is the capital of South Sulawesi province. It has the largest population of any city on the island of , , and is the fifth largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung and Medan.

Fort Somba Opu

Latitude
-5.19048° or 5° 11′ 26″ south
Longitude
119.40467° or 119° 24′ 17″ east
Open location code
6P6XRC53+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1507151882
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­battlefield
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q113861919
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Satellite Map

Discover Fort Somba Opu from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Malayalam—“Fort Somba Opu” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة سومبا أوبو”
  • Chinese: “松巴奧普堡”
  • Dutch: “Fort Somba Opu”
  • Dutch: “Fort van Gowa Sultanaat”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng Somba Opu”
  • Malayalam: “സോംബ ഓപു കോട്ട”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include mesjid and Museum Karaeng Pattinngalloang.

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