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Matara Fort

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Matara Fort

Summary

Matara Fort is a fort[1].

Key Facts

  • Matara Fort is located in Matara[2].
  • Matara Fort is in the country of Sri Lanka[3].
  • Matara Fort is in the country of Portuguese Empire[4].
  • Matara Fort's instance of is recorded as fort[5].
  • Matara Fort's commissioned by is recorded as Portugal[6].
  • Matara Fort is operated by Government of Sri Lanka[7].
  • Matara Fort's Commons category is recorded as Fort Matara[8].
  • 1595 marks the founding of Matara Fort[9].
  • Matara Fort's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 5.948304, 'lon': 80.548485}[10].
  • Matara Fort's heritage designation is recorded as Heritage of Portuguese Influence[11].
  • Matara Fort's different from is recorded as Matara Star Fort[12].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Sri Lanka[3], a republic[13], in Sri Lanka[14], founded in 1972[15] and Portuguese Empire[4], a historical country[16], in Kingdom of Portugal[17], founded in 1415[18]. Matara Fort is located in Matara[2].

Designation and Status

Matara Fort's instance of is recorded as fort[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Heritage of Portuguese Influence[11].

History and Context

1595 marks the founding of Matara Fort[9].

Related Entities

Portugal Sri Lanka

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1595-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Operator → Government of Sri Lanka
    Coordinates → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Matara
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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