Galle

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Galle is a historic coastal city in southern Sri Lanka renowned for its well-preserved colonial-era fort and long-standing role as a key Indian Ocean trading hub.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
church building
city
cricket stadium
fortress
human settlement
lighthouse
museum
public university
builtBy Portuguese Empire
climate tropical rainforest climate
constructionStart 16th century
coordinateLatitude 6.0333
coordinateLongitude 80.2167
country Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
distanceToColombo about 120 km southwest
hasCricketGround Galle International Stadium
hasHeritageSite Galle Fort
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hasLandmark Dutch Reformed Church, Galle
Galle Lighthouse
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National Maritime Museum, Galle
hasUniversity University of Ruhuna
historicalRole key Indian Ocean trading port
major port on ancient maritime silk route
isCoastalCity true
isDistrictCapitalOf Galle District
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isProvincialCapitalOf Southern Province, Sri Lanka
knownFor Dutch colonial architecture
historic lighthouse
role as Indian Ocean trading hub
well-preserved colonial-era fortifications
languageMajority Sinhala
laterControlledBy British Empire
laterExpandedBy Dutch Republic
locatedIn Galle
Galle
Galle District
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Galle Fort
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Galle Fort
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Galle Fort
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Southern Province, Sri Lanka
locatedOn Indian Ocean
southwestern coast of Sri Lanka
mainCampusLocatedIn Galle
majorEconomicActivity fishing
port-related trade
tourism
nearbyCity Colombo
primaryExportsHistorical cinnamon
gems
spices
religionMajority Buddhism
sufferedEvent 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
timeZone Sri Lanka Standard Time
tradedWith Arab merchants
Chinese merchants
European merchants
Indian merchants
transport A2 coastal highway
Colombo–Matara railway line
utcOffset +5:30

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Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) hadFort Galle Fort
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Portuguese Ceylon fortifications Galle Fort (early Portuguese fortifications)
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Galle locatedIn Galle District
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Galle isDistrictCapitalOf Galle District
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Galle hasHeritageSite Galle Fort
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Galle Fort locatedIn Galle
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Galle hasLandmark Galle Lighthouse
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Galle Lighthouse locatedIn Galle Fort
subject linked to: Galle
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Dutch Reformed Church, Galle locatedIn Galle Fort
subject linked to: Galle
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National Maritime Museum, Galle locatedIn Galle Fort
subject linked to: Galle
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University of Ruhuna mainCampusLocatedIn Galle
subject linked to: Galle
Galle International Stadium locatedIn Galle
subject linked to: Galle
Southern Province, Sri Lanka containsAdministrativeDivision Galle District
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Johann Gottfried Galle familyName Galle
subject linked to: Johann Galle
Dutch Burgher region Galle
Weligama nearbyPlace Galle
Mirissa hasNearbyCity Galle
Unawatuna near Galle
Fort End locatedIn Galle
Matara hasNearbyCity Galle
Hikkaduwa nearbyCity Galle
Ahangama nearbyCity Galle
Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna locatedIn Galle
subject linked to: Faculty of Medicine
Galle railway station serves city of Galle
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Galle railway station near Galle city centre
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Port of Galle locatedIn Galle
Port of Galle near city of Galle
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