Gampaha District
Negombo
Muttakkarai North

Negombo fort

Negombo Fort was a small but important fort in , approx. 30 km north of , that was built by the Portuguese to defend Colombo. In its time the fort at Negombo was probably the next in strategic importance after Colombo, Jaffna and Galle.
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Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: fort in Negombo, Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Negombo Dutch Fort” and “Negombo Fort”
  • Address: Negombo, 1115

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Sebastian’s Church and St. Peter’s College, Negombo.

Church
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The St. Sebastian's Church, Negombo, also known as St. Sebastian's Church, Wellaweediya, is a Roman Catholic church in , in Sri Lanka. It is architecturally based on the in France and is built in Gothic Revival style. is situated 1½ km northeast of Negombo fort.

School
Photo: Roperera27, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Peter’s College is a Roman Catholic school in , with a history of over a century. is situated 1 km northeast of Negombo fort.

School
is a Catholic College in , , which was founded by the Marist Brothers in 1922. is situated 2 km east of Negombo fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kurana and Kandawala.

Village
is a municipal ward of , . It is on the - Main road and is located a few miles from the . It has an average elevation of 7 m above sea level. is situated 3 km southeast of Negombo fort.

Village
is a suburb of the city of , . is situated 6 km northeast of Negombo fort.

Town
, is a suburb of in . It is the site of , the primary international air gateway to Sri Lanka. is situated 7 km southeast of Negombo fort.

Negombo fort

Latitude
7.2087° or 7° 12′ 31″ north
Longitude
79.83129° or 79° 49′ 53″ east
Open location code
6JVX6R5J+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 196057979
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q18756153
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Tamil—“Negombo fort” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Fort Negombo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن نيجومبو”
  • Polish: “Fort holenderski”
  • Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Negombo”
  • Portuguese: “Forte de Negombo”
  • Portuguese: “Forte de Negumbo”
  • Sinhala: “මීගමුව බලකොටුව”
  • Tamil: “நீர்கொழும்புக் கோட்டை”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Negombo Tennis Club and Negombo Prison.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Negombo fort”. Photo: A.Savin, FAL.