Galle Fort

Summary

Galle Fort is a fort^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of fort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (276 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Galle Fort is located in Galle^[3].
• Galle Fort is in the country of Sri Lanka^[4].
• Galle Fort is in the country of Portuguese Empire^[5].
• Galle Fort's image is recorded as SL Galle Fort asv2020-01 img23.jpg^[6].
• Galle Fort's instance of is recorded as fort^[7].
• Galle Fort's commissioned by is recorded as Portugal^[8].
• Galle Fort's operator is recorded as Government of Sri Lanka^[9].
• Galle Fort's part of is recorded as Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications^[10].
• Galle Fort's Commons category is recorded as Galle Fort^[11].
• Galle Fort's occupant is recorded as Dutch East India Company^[12].
• +1584-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Galle Fort^[13].
• Galle Fort's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 6.02747, 'lon': 80.21711}^[14].
• Galle Fort's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06k3k1^[15].
• Galle Fort's described by source is recorded as Starforts^[16].
• Galle Fort's heritage designation is recorded as Heritage of Portuguese Influence^[17].
• Galle Fort's GeoNames ID is recorded as 7438952^[18].
• Galle Fort's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as 10769073^[19].
• Galle Fort's HPIP ID is recorded as 470^[20].
• Galle Fort's Atlas Obscura place ID is recorded as galle-fort^[21].
• Galle Fort's view is recorded as SL Galle Fort asv2020-01 img03.jpg^[22].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Sri Lanka^[4], a republic^[23], in Sri Lanka^[24], founded in 1972^[25] and Portuguese Empire^[5], a historical country^[26], in Kingdom of Portugal^[27], founded in 1415^[28]. Galle Fort is located in Galle^[3]. Its part of is recorded as Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications^[10].

Designation and Status

Galle Fort's instance of is recorded as fort^[7]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Heritage of Portuguese Influence^[17].

History and Context

+1584-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Galle Fort^[13].

Why It Matters

Galle Fort ranks in the top 3% of fort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (276 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]