Fort Hammenhiel

Fort Hammenhiel
Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka
Fort Hammenhiel seen from Karainagar
Fort Hammenhiel is located in Northern Province
Fort Hammenhiel
Fort Hammenhiel
Coordinates9°42′42″N 79°50′53″E / 9.711696°N 79.848006°E / 9.711696; 79.848006
TypeDefence fort
Site information
Controlled bySri Lankan Navy
ConditionGood
Site history
Built1618
Built byPortuguese and Dutch
MaterialsGranite 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.