Delft Island fort
id:
delft-island-fort-293-2937275
title:
Delft Island fort
text:
Delft Island Fort are ruins of a fort located on the island of Neduntheevu in the Palk Strait in northern Sri Lanka. Traditionally attributed to the Karaiyar king Meekaman, the fort was probably built by the Portuguese. Later, it was taken over by Dutch, who built a barrack nearby. The island was known to the Portuguese as Ilha das Vacas, was renamed by the Dutch as Delft Island. The fort was constructed out of limestone and coral. Though now in ruins, Ralph Henry Bassett describes the fort as a
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Fort in Sri Lanka
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delft_Island_fort
date created:
date modified:
2024-04-20T00:29:28Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q16311487","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16311487"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Delft_Island_fort.JPG","width":4272,"height":2848}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15