Dutch Fort at Batticaloa

Dutch Fort at BatticaloaAttribution: World Monuments FundBATTICALOASRI LANKAKey DatesA Buddhist stupa and shatra from the Ruhuna Kingdom date back to the 1st Century BC.The Dutch developed a fort there in 1628.It was damaged in the 2004 tsunami.The Fort of Batticaloa is on a small island on the east coast of Sri Lanka, 69 miles south by south east of Trincomalee. Its local name is Mada Kalapuwa,