Matara Fort
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Matara Fort is a coastal Dutch-built fortress in southern Sri Lanka, notable for its colonial-era ramparts, bastions, and historic buildings overlooking the Indian Ocean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matara Fort canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12981971 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matara Fort Context triple: [Matara District, containsHistoricalSite, Matara Fort]
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A.
Batticaloa Fort
Batticaloa Fort is a historic coastal fortress in eastern Sri Lanka, built during the colonial era and known for its strategic location and well-preserved ramparts.
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B.
St. Angelo Fort
St. Angelo Fort is a historic seaside fortress in Kannur, Kerala, built by the Portuguese in the early 16th century and later occupied by the Dutch and the British.
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C.
Jaffna Fort
Jaffna Fort is a historic coastal fortress in northern Sri Lanka, originally built by the Portuguese and later expanded by the Dutch, known for its colonial-era architecture and strategic military significance.
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D.
Colombo Fort
Colombo Fort is the historic commercial and administrative district of Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for its colonial-era architecture and role as the city’s financial hub.
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E.
Montagu Bastion
Montagu Bastion is a historic defensive stronghold forming part of the British-era military fortifications in Gibraltar.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matara Fort Target entity description: Matara Fort is a coastal Dutch-built fortress in southern Sri Lanka, notable for its colonial-era ramparts, bastions, and historic buildings overlooking the Indian Ocean.
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A.
Batticaloa Fort
Batticaloa Fort is a historic coastal fortress in eastern Sri Lanka, built during the colonial era and known for its strategic location and well-preserved ramparts.
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B.
St. Angelo Fort
St. Angelo Fort is a historic seaside fortress in Kannur, Kerala, built by the Portuguese in the early 16th century and later occupied by the Dutch and the British.
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C.
Jaffna Fort
Jaffna Fort is a historic coastal fortress in northern Sri Lanka, originally built by the Portuguese and later expanded by the Dutch, known for its colonial-era architecture and strategic military significance.
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D.
Colombo Fort
Colombo Fort is the historic commercial and administrative district of Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for its colonial-era architecture and role as the city’s financial hub.
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E.
Montagu Bastion
Montagu Bastion is a historic defensive stronghold forming part of the British-era military fortifications in Gibraltar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Dutch colonial ⓘ |
| builder | Dutch ⓘ |
| builtBy | Dutch East India Company ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| currentUse |
administrative buildings
ⓘ
heritage site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Department of Archaeology, Sri Lanka
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka
Government of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
clock tower ⓘ coastal defenses ⓘ colonial-era buildings ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ moat ⓘ ramparts ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center (historical)
ⓘ
maritime control (historical) ⓘ military defense (historical) ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Matara beach
ⓘ
linked to:
Matara Beach
Parevi Dupatha temple ⓘ
linked to:
Parevi Dupatha Temple
|
| hasRoadAccessFrom |
Matara town
ⓘ
linked to:
Matara
|
| hasViewOf | Nilwala River estuary ⓘ |
| heritageOf | Dutch colonial architecture in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Matara
ⓘ
linked to:
Matara, Sri Lanka
|
| locatedInRegion | Southern Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Nilwala River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Star Fort, Matara ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
A2 coastal highway corridor
ⓘ
linked to:
A2 coastal highway
southern coast of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Galle
ⓘ
Hambantota ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf | fortifications of Matara ⓘ |
| significance |
example of Dutch coastal fortification in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
important colonial landmark in Matara ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Dutch Ceylon period ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British
ⓘ
Dutch ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Matara Fort Description of subject: Matara Fort is a coastal Dutch-built fortress in southern Sri Lanka, notable for its colonial-era ramparts, bastions, and historic buildings overlooking the Indian Ocean.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.