
Fort Anké was a fort located in
North Jakarta
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Indonesia. It was built by the
Dutch East India Company in 1657
along the river of the same name, to the west of the city of
Jakarta
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Historical names for the fort include Anckee, Anke, and Ankee.
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Three officers of the French corsair ''Le Modeste'' were held as prisoners at the fort for five months, when French naturalist J.-J. La Billardière visited them in November 1796. The same text says the fort was located an hour from Batavia.
A Dutch map from 1740 shows the fort at the intersection of the Mookervaart channel and ]Angke river
The Angke River ( or , ) is a long river in Jakarta, Indonesia. The river flows from Bogor area of West Java, passing through the cities of Tangerang ( Banten) and Jakarta into the Java Sea via the Cengkareng Drain.BBWS Ciliwung Cisadane. ''Penge ...
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References
See also
* List of colonial buildings and structures in Jakarta
Dutch East India Company
Colonial architecture in Jakarta
Buildings and structures in Jakarta
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