A map of the Portuguese Empire and its claims, strongholds, trade waters, and economic interests. This article will list all fortifications that were built, partially built, or ordered to be built …

The Qal'at al-Bahrain (Arabic: قلعة البحرين; Portuguese: Forte de Barém), also known as the Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, is an archaeological site located in Bahrain.

Pages in category "Portuguese forts" ... Cacheu Fort; Colombo; Corjuem Fort; F. Fort D'El-Rei; Fort Dona Maria II; Fort Jesus; Fort Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Inhambane) Fort Nossa …

All forts in this list are outside the modern territory of Portugal, and were built for the purpose of colonialism and the Portuguese Empire. Some of the forts were in Portuguese hands for a …

2014年2月17日 · The city of Khor Fakkan (Corfação) is located along the east coast of the United Arab Emirates (25°20’N – 56°22’E). Here, the Portuguese, around 1620, built a triangular …

2017年7月19日 · Today, great Portuguese forts may be found on four continents, some of the best examples are well preserved in Portugal today – and here are our favorites! Almeida …

2021年6月17日 · The Bahrain Fort, also known as Qal’at al Bahrain, is an ancient tell and a former Portuguese military fortification in Manama, Bahrain. Excavation of the Bahrain Fort …

2014年2月21日 · On the top of the 12m high mound there is the impressive Portuguese fort, which gave the whole site its name, qal’a, meaning fort. The site was the capital of the Dilmun, …

2021年1月7日 · Situated on the Arguin island (today Mauritania), this was the first fort the Portuguese built in Africa. The fort remained under Portuguese control between 1445 and 1633.

The Ponta da Bandeira (aka Lagos Fort or the Fortress of Nossa Senhora da Penha de França) stands on the seafront in the old town of Lagos on the Algarve. Another historic fortress …