Kayts Island Fort

The Kayts Island Fort was built by the Portuguese in 1629 and was abandoned in 1651. In the late 1600s, Dutch controlled the fort when they took over the Kayts island. During the Dutch rule, it was not normal to undergo restoration like the former forts of Portugal.

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Location: 9.7008, 79.852, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  1560 Portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdom ⓘ
  part of the Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom

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  1591 portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdom ⓘ
  part of the Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom

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  Battle of Vannarapannai ⓘ
  1619 battle

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  Vadamarachchi Operation ⓘ
  Sri Lankan military offensive

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  Jaffna University Helidrop ⓘ
  1987 Indian special operation

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  Battle of Jaffna ⓘ
  

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  Battle of Point Pedro ⓘ
  2006 battle

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  Battle of Jaffna ⓘ
  

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  2008–2009 Sri Lankan Army Northern offensive ⓘ
  the final offensive of the Sri Lankan civil war

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  Battle off the coast of Jaffna ⓘ
  

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  Delft Island Fort ⓘ
  fort in Sri Lanka

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  Fort Hammenheil ⓘ
  fort in Sri Lanka

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  Jaffna Fort ⓘ
  

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  Kayts Island Fort ⓘ
  

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1629 Kayts Island Fort

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1560 1560 Portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdom

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1591 1591 portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdom

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1619 Battle of Vannarapannai

1987-05-26T00:00:00Z

1987-06-01T00:00:00Z

1987 Vadamarachchi Operation

1987-10-11T00:00:00Z

1987-10-12T00:00:00Z

1987 Jaffna University Helidrop

1995-10-17T00:00:00Z

1995-12-05T00:00:00Z

1995 Battle of Jaffna

2006-05-11T00:00:00Z

2006-05-11T00:00:00Z

2006 Battle of Point Pedro

2006-08-11T00:00:00Z

2006-10-29T00:00:00Z

2006 Battle of Jaffna

2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

2009-05-18T00:00:00Z

2008 — 2009 2008–2009 Sri Lankan Army Northern offensive

2008-11-01T00:00:00Z

2008-11-01T00:00:00Z

2008 Battle off the coast of Jaffna

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1618 Fort Hammenheil

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1625 Jaffna Fort

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Portuguese fort in Kayts

Kayts Island Fort

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1560	1560 Portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdom	Portuguese Empire, invasion, Jaffna kingdom	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1591	1591 portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdom	Portuguese Empire, invasion, Jaffna kingdom	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1619	Battle of Vannarapannai	battle, Portuguese Empire, Jaffna kingdom, Thanjavur Nayak kingdom	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1987	Vadamarachchi Operation	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1987	Jaffna University Helidrop	armed conflict	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1995	Battle of Jaffna	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2006	Battle of Point Pedro	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2006	Battle of Jaffna	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2008	2008–2009 Sri Lankan Army Northern offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2008	Battle off the coast of Jaffna	naval battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Delft Island Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1618	Fort Hammenheil	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1625	Jaffna Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1629	Kayts Island Fort	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Portuguese fort in Kayts		Commons
commons	image		Kayts Island Fort		Commons