fortMannar, Northern Province
Mannar Fort
Heritage of Portuguese InfluenceBuilt 1560
Typefort
Built1560
Best monthsJan–Marweather in Mannar
8.98° N, 79.92° EUTC+5:30 · India Standard Time
Standing for466 years
built 1560today 2026
When to goMannar · weather score
Best timeJan–Mar
October: high / low28° / 26°
iAbout
Mannar Fort in brief
Mannar Fort is a fort in Mannar, Northern Province, Sri Lanka.
It holds the designation Heritage of Portuguese Influence.
The fort dates from 1560.
For a visit, the weather in Mannar is best in January, February and March; in October afternoons average 28°.
Facts
- Type
- fort
- Designation
- Heritage of Portuguese Influence
- Built
- 1560
- Nearest town
- Mannar
- Region
- Northern Province
- Coordinates
- 8.97586, 79.91701
iiLocation
Where to find it
ivNearby
All monuments in Sri LankaMore heritage close by
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Vankalai Sanctuary
4.7 km S
Ramsar site
Around here
Mannar and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Giant's Tank
Lake
Heritage
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Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Vankalai Sanctuary
Ramsar site · 2008