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Wharf jetty with antique canons for Hammenhiel Resort Fort island hotel Jaffna Peninsula Sri Lanka #140936714
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Fort Hammenhiel, Sri Lanka - February 21, 2017: A paved road pier for ferry boats for guests visiting the Sri Lanka Navy operated Fort Hammenhiel Resort hotel on island in background. There is an old canon facing the sea on right. Fort Hammenhiel was built by the Portuguese in the mid-17th century to guard the entrance to the Jaffna Peninsula. The fort was used by the Dutch and the British also as a prison.
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