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Fort van der Capellen

Batusangkar, Indonesia

Fort van der Capellen is a small 19th-century Dutch fort in Batusangkar, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The town of Batusangkar grew considerably around the Fort van der Capellen. The fort was named after the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies Godert van der Capellen.

Fort data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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