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The Kalpitiya Fort is considered as one of the oldest forts in Sri Lanka, constructed during the period 1666-1676.
Kalpitiya (known as Kav Putti, in ancient days) was a strategic business location mainly due to the fact that the nearby Puttalam area was one of the major cinnamon cultivation areas of the Island. When Portuguese were controlling the Kalpitiya area, King Rajasingha II – the Kandy King, looked for assistance from Dutch to free the area. After taking the control, Dutch did not hand it over to the Kandy King, instead they built this fort with the aim to control the Kandy Kingdom’s external trade activities specially with India. Full control of the area gave immense advantage for the Dutch East India Company (VOC) to operate their business activities in the Indian ocean.
It is located in the Kalpitya town itself. There is a huge Buddha statue in middle of the city and the main entrance is located just behind that.
Tickets not required to visit Kalpitiya Dutch Fort, but at the entrance you need to give your identification number and get permission, as the Fort is located inside a Neval camp.
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