Galle

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UNESCO World Heritage Site church building city cricket stadium fortress human settlement lighthouse museum public university

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.

Aliases (8)

Galle Fort ×13
Galle District ×3
Galle Lighthouse ×3
Dutch Reformed Church, Galle ×2
Galle International Stadium ×2
National Maritime Museum, Galle ×2
University of Ruhuna ×2
Galle Fort (early Portuguese fortifications) ×1

Statements (62)

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 →
hasLandmark	Dutch Reformed Church, Galle → Galle Lighthouse → 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 →
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 → Galle Fort → Galle Fort → Galle Fort → 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 →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dutch Reformed Church, Galle ("Galle Fort") → Dutch Reformed Church, Galle → Galle ("Galle District") → Galle Fort → Galle International Stadium → Galle International Stadium → Galle Lighthouse ("Galle Fort") → National Maritime Museum, Galle ("Galle Fort") → National Maritime Museum, Galle →	locatedIn
Southern Province, Sri Lanka →	capital
Galle International Stadium →	city
Colombo–Matara railway line →	connects
A2 coastal highway →	connectsCity
Southern Province, Sri Lanka ("Galle District") →	containsAdministrativeDivision
Southern Province, Sri Lanka →	containsCity
Portuguese Ceylon ("Galle Fort (early Portuguese fortifications)") →	fortifications
Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) ("Galle Fort") →	hadFort
Galle ("Galle Fort") →	hasHeritageSite
Galle ("Galle Lighthouse") →	hasLandmark
Galle ("Galle District") →	isDistrictCapitalOf
Southern Province, Sri Lanka →	largestCity
University of Ruhuna →	mainCampusLocatedIn
Portuguese Ceylon →	mainPort
Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) →	majorPort
Colombo–Matara railway line →	passesThrough
A2 coastal highway →	passesThroughCity