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    Sitawaka fort was built in Avissawella, Sri Lanka by the Sitawaka kingdom and adjoined the palace of King Rajasinha I. The fort had cannons mounted along the river bank and guarded the palace, but is now destroyed with only ruins remaining visible along a road between Avissawella and Panawala.

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    Sitawaka fort was built in Avissawella, Sri Lanka by the Sitawaka kingdom and adjoined the palace of King Rajasinha I. The fort had cannons mounted along the river bank and guarded the palace, but is now destroyed with only ruins remaining visible along a road between Avissawella and Panawala.

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    Sitawaka fort (Sinhala: සීතාවක බලකොටුව, romanized: Sitawaka Balakotuwa; Tamil:

    சீதவாக்கைக் கோட்டை, romanized: Cītavākkaik Kōṭṭai), was built by the Sitawaka


    kingdom in Avissawella, Sri Lanka.[1] It was adjoined with the palace of king
    Rajasinha I. The fort had been mounted with cannon on the river bank.[2]

    Sitawaka fort is destroyed along with palace of king and only the ruins can be seen
    today by the side of the Avissawella – Panawala road

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