🏛️ Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications

Sri Lanka · Asia · Cultural · 6.03°N, 80.22°E

Galle is a major city on the southwestern tip of Sri Lanka, 119 km (74 mi) south of Colombo. Galle is the provincial capital and largest city of Southern Province, Sri Lanka and is the capital of Galle District.

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Quick facts

Country	Sri Lanka
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	6.03°N, 80.22°E · view on map

Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications is a cultural World Heritage site in Sri Lanka, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More sites in Sri Lanka

Sacred City of Anuradhapura · Ancient Rock Fortress of Sigiriya · Ancient City of Polonnaruwa · Sinharaja Forest Reserve · Sacred Golden Temple of Dambulla · Old Town of Galle · Sacred City of Kandy · Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple · Central Highlands of Sri Lanka.

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