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Elephant Pass Fort ((タミル語:ஆனையிறவுக் கோட்டை)) was a small fort in the strategically important spot as it linked Jaffna peninsula to the mainland. It was built by the Dutch in 1776 on the banks of the Jaffna lagoon.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=A feel of Sri Lanka: The road from Elephant Pass )〕 The fort was served as a defensive structure to protect the Jaffna peninsula. It was like a well-fortified stockade or a watch post. It had two bastions, and each bastion was equipped with four cannons.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Dutch Fort at Elephant Pass )〕 Elephant Pass Fort was linearly located with Fort Beschutter and Fort Pass Pyl in the narrow part of the peninsula. During the British rule, the fort was used as a rest house. It was destroyed during the time of Sri Lankan civil war. == References ==
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