Galle Fort

Galle Fort, in the Bay of Galle on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, was built first in 1588 by the Portuguese, then extensively fortified by the Dutch during the 17th century from 1649 onwards. It is a historical, archaeological and architectural heritage monument, which even after more than 437 years maintains a polished appearance, due to extensive reconstruction work done by the Archaeological Department of Sri Lanka.

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1584  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Government of Sri Lanka, fort, Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, 

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Location: 6.0275, 80.2171, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Siege of Galle ⓘ
  1640 siege

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  Attack on Galle Harbour ⓘ
  2006 suicide attack in Sri Lanka

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  Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ
  

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  Galle Fort ⓘ
  historic military fortress in Sri Lanka

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1584 Galle Fort

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1640 Siege of Galle

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2006 Attack on Galle Harbour

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1640	Siege of Galle	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2006	Attack on Galle Harbour	Sri Lanka, naval battle	Wikidata
link	page		Starforts page@		Wikidata
site	fort		Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications	old town, cultural heritage, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1584	Galle Fort	Government of Sri Lanka, fort	Wikidata
commons	image		SL Galle Fort asv2020-01 img19		Commons
commons	image		SL Galle Fort asv2020-01 img05		Commons
commons	image		SL Galle Fort asv2020-01 img21		Commons
commons	image		SL Galle Fort asv2020-01 img22		Commons
commons	image		SL Galle Fort asv2020-01 img10		Commons
commons	image		SL Galle Fort asv2020-01 img09		Commons
commons	image		SL Galle Fort asv2020-01 img01		Commons
commons	image		SL Galle Fort asv2020-01 img18		Commons
commons	image		SL Galle Fort asv2020-01 img04		Commons
commons	image		SL Galle Fort asv2020-01 img12		Commons