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Pages in category "Dutch forts in Indonesia" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Fort Rotterdam is a 17th-century fort in Makassar on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.It is a Dutch fort that was built on top of an existing fort of the Gowa Kingdom.The first fort on the site was constructed by the a local sultan around 1634, to counter Dutch encroachments.
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Fort Tolukko is located in the village of Dufa Dufa on the edge of Ternate City on the island of Ternate, one of the Maluku Islands in modern Indonesia. It is a 6 metres (20 ft) tall, stone built fort, sitting on a cape about 10.5 metres (34 ft) above sea level. Fort Tolukko's unusual phallic layout is a function of the immediate topography. [1]
Fort Belgica is a 17th-century fort in Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Maluku Islands (the Moluccas), Indonesia; administratively in Central Maluku Regency, Maluku.The fort acted as a fortification system for the islands of Banda which was the only place in the world during that period where nutmeg was produced.
Fort Nassau, from 1609, was the first Dutch fort built in the Banda Islands. Fort Nassau was the first Dutch fort built on Banda Neira Island, the main island of the Banda Islands, part of Maluku in Indonesia, completed in 1609. [1] Its purpose was to control the trade in nutmeg, which at that time was only grown in the Banda Islands. [2]
Originally, Batavia Castle was a small fortress which was developed into a castle since 1620, when the VOC succeeded in occupying Jayakarta. [2] In 1629, the small fort was enlarged and strengthened to serve as a defense for the city of Batavia from the siege of the troops of the Mataram Sultanate.