Fort Hammenhiel
Fort Hammenhiel is a fort built around a small island between the islands of Kayts and Karaitivu of Jaffna Peninsula in Northern Sri Lanka.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kayts Island Fort and Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam.
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 Fort Hammenhiel.
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 Fort Hammenhiel.
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 Fort Hammenhiel.
Thankodai
Hamlet
Thankodai is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province. Thankodai is situated 4 km north of Fort Hammenhiel.
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 Fort Hammenhiel.
Fort Hammenhiel
- Type: Hotel
- Also known as: “හැමන්හිල් බලකොටුව”
- Categories: tourism, historic site, fort, accommodation, and building
- Location: Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.71172° or 9° 42′ 42″ northLongitude
79.84792° or 79° 50′ 53″ eastOpen location code
6JXXPR6X+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 404078214OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=hotel
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