Ratnapura Dutch fort, Ratnapura

Name: Ratnapura Dutch fort
Address: Ratnapura, Sri Lanka

#4 among attractions in Ratnapura

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Ratnapura Dutch fort, was built by the Dutch in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. ()

Local name: රත්නපුර ඕලන්ද බලකොටුවCoordinates: 6°40'46"N, 80°24'9"E

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Ratnapura Sri Lanka

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Nearby attractions include: Maha Saman Devalaya, National Museum of Ratnapura, Ratnapura Portuguese fort, Batugedara.

1.7 miNW
Temple
Maha Saman Devalaya, Ratnapura
44 min walk • Maha Saman Devalaya or the Great Saman Temple is a shrine dedicated to deity Saman, situated at Ratnapura, Sri Lanka who is the presiding deity of the Sri Pada Mountain which is also called Samanthakuta meaning the mountain of Saman which is believed to have the left foot impression of Buddha which he kept in his visit to Sri Lanka.
0.4 miNW
Natural history museum, History museum, Museum
National Museum of Ratnapura, Ratnapura
10 min walk • The National Museum of Ratnapura is one of the national museums of Sri Lanka. It is located in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka and it was opened on 13 May 1988.
1.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Ratnapura Portuguese fort, Ratnapura
45 min walk • Ratnapura Portuguese fort was built by the Portuguese in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. The Portuguese constructed the fort and a church, between 1618 and 1620, on the ground of Saman Devalaya following the defeat of the King of Sitawaka, Rajasinha I.
~1030 ftE
Town
Batugedara
5 min walk • Batugedara is a small town in the Sabaragamuwa Province of southwestern Sri Lanka, located just to the east of the province's capital of Ratnapura. It is most notable as a source for gemstones, and as a destination for tourism.