Matara Fort (wall) (Matara, Sri Lanka)

Sri Lanka / Matara / Matara, Sri Lanka

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Wall of the Matara Old fortress, build by Dutch. Fort is located on a land tongue between the ocean and a green lagoon, and is protected on the landside by a 13 meter thick, 5 meter high rampart. On all other sides it is unprotected apart from the natural barrier of the water.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forts_of_Sri_Lanka#Matara_fort

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Coordinates: 5°56'39"N 80°32'53"E

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Uyanwatte Stadium 0.6 km
Mathara Beach 0.8 km
Municipality Cemetery, Matara 1.2 km
Reefs pass 1.2 km
Faculty of Science 3.2 km
University of Ruhuna 3.2 km
Devundara(Dondra) Head. The southernmost point of Sri Lanka as well as South Asian sub-continent 5.2 km
Kekanadura Town 6.4 km
MR/VIJITHA CENTRAL COLLEGE,Dikwella 17 km
Tombola of Dickvela (Coastal Deposit landform) 19 km

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Uyanwatte Stadium Mathara Beach Municipality Cemetery, Matara Reefs pass Faculty of Science University of Ruhuna Devundara(Dondra) Head. The southernmost point of Sri Lanka as well as South Asian sub-continent Kekanadura Town MR/VIJITHA CENTRAL COLLEGE,Dikwella Tombola of Dickvela (Coastal Deposit landform)