Star fort · Sri Lanka
Galle Fort
historic military fortress in Sri Lanka
Facts
- Type
- Star fort
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Galle
- Built
- 1584
- Heritage status
- Heritage of Portuguese Influence
- Coordinates
- 6.0275, 80.2171
The nearest large international airport is Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML), about 96 km away in a straight line.
Nearest airport
Straight-line distances are approximate; the road trip is longer.
Colombo Ratmalana International Airport RMLColombo · 96 km
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See also
- Matara Star FortStar fort · Sri Lanka · 18th century · 38 km
- Katuwana FortStar fort · Sri Lanka · 17th century · 59 km
- Batticaloa FortStar fort · Sri Lanka · 17th century · 249 km
- Fort FredrickStar fort · Sri Lanka · 17th century · 305 km
- Mannar FortStar fort · Sri Lanka · 16th century · 330 km
- Jaffna FortStar fort · Sri Lanka · 17th century · 405 km
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“Galle Fort”. Other History. Updated November 4, 2026. https://otherhistory.com/en/objects/galle-fort (accessed …).
BibTeX
@misc{otherhistory-galle-fort,
title = {Galle Fort},
author = {{Other History}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://otherhistory.com/en/objects/galle-fort},
urldate = {…},
note = {Accessed …}
}Link to this page
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- Wikidata item
- Q2507050
- Data updated
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Photo: FAL, Wikimedia Commons
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