Fort Oranje

#69 among destinations in Indonesia

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Fort Oranje is a 17th-century Dutch fort on the island of Ternate in Indonesia. ()

Local name: Benteng Oranje Coordinates: 0°47'34"N, 127°23'13"E

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Jl. Hasan BoesoeriTernate North MalukuIndonesia

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Fort Oranje – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sultan of Ternate Mosque, Tolire Lake, Gamalama, Fort Kalamata.

0.4 miN
Mosque
Sultan of Ternate Mosque
11 min walk • Sultan of Ternate Mosque, also known as the Old Mosque of Ternate, is an old mosque in Ternate City, Indonesia. It is the largest mosque in the city and the royal mosque of the Ternate Sultanate.
6.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tolire Lake, Ternate
161 min walk • Tolire Lake is located in northwest Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia. The lake is bordered by sheer cliffs. Tolire Lake at the foot of Mount Gamalama, the highest volcano in North Maluku. The lake itself is composed of two sections which locals call Tolire Large and Small Tolire. The distance between them is about 200 meters.
3.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Gamalama, Ternate
100 min walk • Gamalama is a near-conical stratovolcano that comprises the entire Ternate island in Indonesia. The island lies off the western shore of Halmahera island in the north of the Maluku Islands.
2.3 miSW
Forts and castles
Fort Kalamata
60 min walk • Fort Kalamata is a coastal star fort that was built by the Portuguese on the island of Ternate in Indonesia's Maluku Islands. Formerly known as Benteng Kayu Merah because it is located in Kayu Merah village, Originally the fort was named Santa Lucia, but later it became famous for Fort Kalamata.
1.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Fort Tolukko, Ternate
39 min walk • Fort Tolukko is a small fortification on the east coast of Ternate facing Halmahera. It was one of the colonial forts built to control the trade in clove spices, which prior to the eighteenth century were only found in the Maluku Islands.
5.6 miSW
Forts and castles
Fort Kastela, Ternate
144 min walk • Fort Kastela is a ruined fortress located at the southwest coast of Ternate. It is famous for being the first colonial fortification constructed in the Spice Islands of Indonesia.
0.6 miN
Museum
Museum Kedaton Sultan Ternate
15 min walk • The Museum Kedaton Sultan Ternate is a museum of relics from the era of the Sultanate of Ternate. The museum is located in the Village of Soa-sio, North Ternate, Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia.
0.6 miSW
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Gelora Kieraha Stadium, Ternate
15 min walk • Gelora Kieraha Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Ternate City, North Maluku, Indonesia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is used as the home stadium for Persiter Ternate. The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 people.