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Batticaloa Fort

1628 fort in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
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Batticaloa Fort

Summary

Batticaloa Fort is a fort[1]. It draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (fort category, ranking #145 of 879).[2]

Key Facts

  • Batticaloa Fort is located in Batticaloa[3].
  • Batticaloa Fort is in the country of Sri Lanka[4].
  • Batticaloa Fort's instance of is recorded as fort[5].
  • Batticaloa Fort's commissioned by is recorded as Portugal[6].
  • Batticaloa Fort is operated by Government of Sri Lanka[7].
  • Batticaloa Fort's Commons category is recorded as Batticaloa Portuguese fort[8].
  • Batticaloa Fort's occupant is recorded as Dutch East India Company[9].
  • 1628 marks the founding of Batticaloa Fort[10].
  • Batticaloa Fort's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 7.711901, 'lon': 81.702377}[11].
  • Batticaloa Fort's heritage designation is recorded as Heritage of Portuguese Influence[12].
  • Batticaloa Fort's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Batticaloa Portuguese fort[13].

Body

Geography

Batticaloa Fort is in the country of Sri Lanka[4]. It is located in Batticaloa[3].

Designation and Status

Batticaloa Fort's instance of is recorded as fort[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Heritage of Portuguese Influence[12].

History and Context

1628 marks the founding of Batticaloa Fort[10].

Why It Matters

Batticaloa Fort draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (fort category, ranking #145 of 879).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

Related Entities

Batticaloa Dutch East India Company Portugal Sri Lanka

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1628-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Batticaloa Portuguese fort
    Operator → Government of Sri Lanka
    Coordinates → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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