Jaffna Fort

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fort
gptkbp:accessibility open to the public
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Dutch_colonial_architecture
gptkbp:area approximately 2.5 hectares
gptkbp:conservationEfforts community involvement
funding from government
ongoing restoration projects
international support
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Sri_Lankan_heritage_site
gptkbp:culturalInfluence colonial history
military history
Tamil_culture
gptkbp:currentCondition partially restored
gptkbp:designedBy Portuguese
gptkbp:features moat
walls
bastions
gptkbp:historicalFigures Sri Lankan leaders
Portuguese_Governor
Dutch_Governor
gptkbp:historicalSignificance strategic military location
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jaffna Fort
gptkbp:location Jaffna,_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Archaeological_Department_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:nearbyAttractions gptkb:Nallur_Kandaswamy_Kovil
gptkb:Point_Pedro
gptkb:Jaffna_Public_Library
gptkb:Keerimalai_Springs
Jaffna Market
gptkbp:notableFeature watchtowers
barracks
church ruins
main gate
gptkbp:renovated Dutch
gptkbp:significantEvent battles_during_the_Sri_Lankan_Civil_War
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:Jaffna_Peninsula
gptkbp:symbolizes historical resilience
gptkbp:usedFor tourism
cultural events
military purposes
gptkbp:viewpoint panoramic_views_of_Jaffna
gptkbp:visitedBy tourists
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1618
1658