Jaffna Fort

Jaffna Fort is a fort built by the at , , in 1618 under Phillippe de Oliveira following the Portuguese invasion of Jaffna. The fort is located near the coastal village of Gurunagar.
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Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jaffna Public Library and Jaffna Teaching Hospital.

Library
Photo: Anton 17, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is located in , . is situated 380 metres east of Jaffna Fort.

Hospital
is a government hospital in , . is situated 660 metres northeast of Jaffna Fort.

Hotel
is a hotel in the city of in northern . is situated 450 metres northeast of Jaffna Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nallur and Kokkuvil.

Town
Photo: Gane Kumaraswamy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an affluent suburb in , . is situated 2½ km northeast of Jaffna Fort.

Village
Kokuvil is a suburb in the northern city of . is situated 4 km north of Jaffna Fort.

Town
Photo: உமாபதி, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb of the city of in northern . is situated 4½ km east of Jaffna Fort.

Jaffna Fort

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Latitude
9.66234° or 9° 39′ 44″ north
Longitude
80.00831° or 80° 0′ 30″ east
Open location code
6MX2M265+W8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 99282968
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q2756663

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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Tamil—“Jaffna Fort” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ဂျက်ဖနာခံတပ်”
  • Dutch: “Fort Jaffna”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة جافنا”
  • Estonian: “Jaffna fort”
  • French: “fort de Jaffna”
  • French: “Fort de Jaffna”
  • Japanese: “ジャフナ要塞”
  • Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora dos Milagres de Jafanapatão”
  • Sinhala: “යාපනය කොටුව”
  • Sinhala: “යාපනය බලකොටුව”
  • Tamil: “யாழ்ப்பாணக் கோட்டை”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Muniyappar Temple and Pannai Park.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as kirubaa learners and Jaffna MPCS (Ceypetco).

Northern Province: Highlights

Notable places include Mannar and Kilinochchi.

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