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Coordinates: 6°5711N 80°1328E / 6.952983°N 80.224367°E / 6.952983; 80.224367
 

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Sitawaka fort
Part of Colombo District
Avissawella, Sri Lanka
Sitawaka fort is located in Colombo District
Sitawaka fort

Sitawaka fort

Coordinates6°57′11N 80°13′28E / 6.952983°N 80.224367°E / 6.952983; 80.224367
TypeDefence fort
Site information
ConditionRemnant
Site history
Built byKingdom of Sitawaka
1690 Map of Sitawaka fort (bottom right corner)

Sitawaka fort (Sinhala: සීතාවක බලකොටුව, romanized: Sitawaka Balakotuwa; Tamil: சீதவாக்கைக் கோட்டை, romanized: Cītavākkaik Kōṭṭai), was built by the Sitawaka kingdominAvissawella, Sri Lanka.[1] It was adjoined with the palace of king Rajasinha I. The fort had been mounted with cannon on the river bank.[2]

Sitawaka fort is destroyed along with palace of king and only the ruins can be seen today by the side of the Avissawella – Panawala road.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sitawaka". VOC Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  • ^ "Mayadunne and Rajasinha I". The Island. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  • ^ "Sitawaka: A lost medieval kingdom". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 24 November 2014.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sitawaka_fort&oldid=1071316953"

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