Fort Hammenhiel | |
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Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka | |
Coordinates | 9°42′42″N 79°50′53″E / 9.711696°N 79.848006°E |
Type | Defence fort |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Sri Lankan Navy |
Condition | Good |
Site history | |
Built | 1618 |
Built by | Portuguese and Dutch |
Materials | Granite Stones and coral |
Fort Hammenhiel (Tamil: அம்மன்னீல் கோட்டை, romanized: Am'maṉṉīl Kōṭṭai; Sinhala: හැමන්හිල් බලකොටුව, romanized: Hæminanhil Balakotuwa) is a fort built around a small island between the islands of Kayts and Karaitivu of Jaffna Peninsula in Northern Sri Lanka.