Sitawaka fort was built in what island country located southeast of the Republic of India?
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka ( or ; Sinhalese: ශ්‍රී ලංකා "Śrī Laṃkā ", Tamil: இலங்கை "Ilaṅkai"), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country located southeast of the Republic of India and northeast of the Maldives. Its current existence is due to the merger of several empires present on the island under European colonial rule.
Star fort, Matara The Star Fort (Sinhalese: මාතර තාරකා කොටුව ) is a fort in Matara, Sri Lanka, located on the eastern bank of the Nilwala River, approximately 350 m from the gate to the Matara fort. It was constructed by the Dutch in 1765, and was originally called Redoute Van Eck.