Haldummulla Fort
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Haldummulla Fort ( si, හල්දුම්මුල්ල පැරණි බලකොටුව ''Haldummulla Pærani Balakotuwa''; ta, ஹல்தும்முல்லைக் கோட்டை, translit=Haltum'mullaik Kōṭṭai), was a fort built by the Portuguese in Haldummulla,
Badulla Badulla ( si, බදුල්ල, ta, பதுளை) is the capital and the largest city of Uva Province situated in the lower central hills of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Uva Province and the Badulla District. Geography Badulla is ...
. The 17th century fort was completely destroyed except the foundations, which can still be seen today in the forestry hill area. It served as a frontier post and staging post for Colombo. It provided a good view coverage of the surrounding areas.


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Forts in Sri Lanka Forts and fortifications in Sri Lanka date back thousands of years with many being built by Sri Lankan Kings, these include several walled cities. With the out set of colonial rule in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka was occupied by several major colo ...
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Kotugodella fort Kotugodella Fort ( si, කොටුගොඩැල්ල බලකොටුව), also known as Katugodalla Fort or ''Katugodælla Balakotuwa'', was a Portuguese fort, located near Haldummulla. In 1630 the Portuguese, under the command of Consta ...
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