Arippu fort
Arippu Fort (Sinhalese: අරිප්පු බලකොටුව; Tamil: அரிப்புக் கோட்டை, also known as Allirani fort; Tamil: அல்லிராணிக் கோட்டை) was built by the Portuguese and was handed over to the Dutch in 1658. The small bastion fort is located in Arippu, which is 16 km (9.9 mi) away from Mannar Island. The fort is nearly square in shape, with two bastions. Robert Knox, English sea captain and famous British prisoner of the Kandyan King Rajasinghe II, and his companion escaped after nineteen years of captivity and reached the Arippu Fort in 1679.
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Arippu Fort (Sinhalese: අරිප්පු බලකොටුව; Tamil: அரிப்புக் கோட்டை, also known as Allirani fort; Tamil: அல்லிராணிக் கோட்டை) was built by the Portuguese and was handed over to the Dutch in 1658. The small bastion fort is located in Arippu, which is 16 km (9.9 mi) away from Mannar Island. The fort is nearly square in shape, with two bastions. Robert Knox, English sea captain and famous British prisoner of the Kandyan King Rajasinghe II, and his companion escaped after nineteen years of captivity and reached the Arippu Fort in 1679.
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Arippu Fort (Sinhalese: අරිප්ප ...... civil war spread to the area.
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