St. John’s Fort

The St. John's Fort is a historical fort in Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia.

Photo: Gisling, CC BY 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Malaysia Prison Museum and A Famosa Fortress.

Malaysia Prison Museum

Museum

Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Malaysia Prison Museum is a prison museum that displays items and information about prison life in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. It was officially opened by Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca Mohd Khalil Yaakob on 20 November 2014. Malaysia Prison Museum is situated 190 metres southwest of St. John’s Fort.

A Famosa Fortress

Castle

Photo: Vmenkov, CC BY-SA 3.0.

A Famosa was a Portuguese fortress built in Malacca, Malaysia, around 1512. The oldest part of the fortress was a five-storey keep which eventually gave its name to the fortress as a whole. A Famosa Fortress is situated 1½ km west of St. John’s Fort.

Hang Li Poh’s Well

Photo: Rudolph.A.furtado, Public domain.

The Hang Li Poh's Well, also known as King's Well, is a historical water well in Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia. It is the oldest water well in Malaysia. Hang Li Poh’s Well is situated 1¼ km northwest of St. John’s Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portuguese Settlement and Malacca.

Portuguese Settlement

Neighborhood

The Portuguese Settlement is a neighbourhood in Ujong Pasir, Malacca City, which serves as a home for the Kristang or Portuguese-Eurasian people of Malacca.

Malacca

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Malacca City is a city and the capital of the state of Malacca, Malaysia. Malacca is a vibrant old city with a unique historical and cultural background. The city centre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with George Town, Penang.

Morten Village

Hamlet

Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kampung Morten is a historically traditional Malay village in Malacca City Centre in the Malaysian state of Malacca. It is named after a British land revenue collector during the British Malaya, Frederick Joseph Morten.

St. John’s Fort

Type: Castle
Description: fort in Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia
Categories: fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Melaka Tengah District, Malacca, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

2.18936° or 2° 11′ 22″ north

Longitude

102.26426° or 102° 15′ 51″ east

Open location code

6PJ457Q7+PP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 945813625

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q19646404

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Polish—“St. John’s Fort” goes by many names.

Egyptian Arabic: “حصن سانت جون”
Estonian: “Johannese fort (Melaka)”
Estonian: “Johannese fort”
Malay: “Kota St. John”
Malay: “Kubu St. John”
Polish: “Fort św. Jana”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cawangan Pengangkutan Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah Melaka Tengah and Tanah Perkuburan Islam Lama.

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