Hammenhiel Dutch Fort
Hammenhiel Dutch Fort is an islet in Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Hammenhiel Dutch Fort is situated nearby to the hotel Fort Hammenhiel கடல் கோட்டை, as well as near the town Kayts.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Hammenhiel கடல் கோட்டை and Kayts Island Fort.
Fort Hammenhiel கடல் கோட்டை
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.
Kayts Island Fort
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Kayts Island Fort is situated 1¼ km south of Hammenhiel Dutch 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 2½ km south of Hammenhiel Dutch 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. Kayts is situated 3 km southeast of Hammenhiel Dutch Fort.
Thankodai
Hamlet
Thankodai is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province. Thankodai is situated 4½ km north of Hammenhiel Dutch 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 5 km northeast of Hammenhiel Dutch Fort.
Hammenhiel Dutch Fort
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.71158° or 9° 42′ 42″ northLongitude
79.84805° or 79° 50′ 53″ eastOpen location code
6JXXPR6X+J6OpenStreetMap ID
way 404078200OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include SLNS Elara Naval Base and Palakadu Rajarajeswary Amman Temple.
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