Fort Kastela
Fort Kastela is a ruined Portuguese fortress located at the southwest coast of Ternate. It is famous for being the first colonial fortification constructed in the Spice Islands of Indonesia.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Fort
- Description: Ternate, Maluku do Norte, Indonésia
- Also known as: “Fort Kastella”, “Fort of Saint John the Baptist”, and “Gammalamma”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kastela and Foramadiahi.
Foramadiahi
Village
Foramadiahi is a village on Ternate island in North Maluku, Indonesia. It has a prominent role in stories about the formation of the Ternate Kingdom and has a number of historical graves. Foramadiahi is situated 3 km north of Fort Kastela.
Gamalama
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Fort Kastela
- Categories: fortification, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ternate, North Malaku Province, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
0.76084° or 0° 45′ 39″ north
Longitude
127.31314° or 127° 18′ 47″ east
Inception
1522
Open location code
6QG9Q867+87
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Betawi to Spanish—“Fort Kastela” goes by many names.
- Betawi: “Benteng Kastela”
- Chinese: “卡斯特拉堡”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن كاستيلا”
- Indonesian: “Benteng Kastela”
- Indonesian: “Nostra Senhorade Rasario”
- Japanese: “フォルテ・デ・サン・ジョアン・バプティスタ・デ・テルナテ”
- Portuguese: “Forte de São João Baptista de Ternate”
- Portuguese: “Forte Kastella”
- Portuguese: “São João Batista”
- Spanish: “Ciudad del Rosario”
- Spanish: “Nostra Senhora de Rosario”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lembaga Pemasyarakatan Perempuan Kelas III Ternate and Kastil Fuerza Nueva.
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