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Menkamam Destination Guide

Touring Menkamam in Sri Lanka

Menkamam in the region of Eastern Province is a city located in Sri Lanka - some 139 mi or ( 223 km ) North-East of Colombo , the country's capital city .

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Time in Menkamam is now 03:50 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Karaimalaiyoothu, Vellaimanal, Vellai, Vanniyamadu, and Vaikkaladichchenai. Being here already, consider visiting Karaimalaiyoothu . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Menkamam ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Muttur (Sri Lanka)

Muttur or Mutur is a town in the Trincomalee District of Sri Lanka and it is located about 25 km South of Trincomalee, on the Southern side of the Trincomalee Harbour. In Tamil it translates to 'Ancient village'.

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Located at 8.45 81.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Populated places in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Trincomalee District

Ralkuli Bridge

Ralkuli Bridge is a road bridge in eastern Sri Lanka. The bridge was formally opened on 19 October 2011. The bridge is 175 m long. The bridge cost 571 million rupees and was financed by a soft loan from the French Development Agency's Trincomalee Integrated Infrastructure Project and the Sri Lankan Government's Kilakku Vasantham (Eastern Awakening) programme. The bridge is part of the A15 Batticaloa-Trincomalee highway.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.46 81.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 2011, Bridges in Sri Lanka, Buildings and structures in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Transport in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Trincomalee District

Ullackalie Lagoon

Ullackalie Lagoon is a lagoon in Trincomalee District, eastern Sri Lanka. The lagoon is fed by a number of small rivers including Verugal Aru and Uppu Aru. It is linked to the sea by a narrow channel to the south. The lagoon's water is brackish. The lagoon is surrounded by evergreen forest and scrubland. The land is used for subsistence fishing. The lagoon has extensive mangroves. The lagoon attracts a wide variety of water birds including ducks and other shorebirds.

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Located at 8.37 81.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Lagoons of Sri Lanka, Trincomalee District

Gangai Bridge

Gangai Bridge is a road bridge across Mahavali Gangai (Mahaweli Ganga) in eastern Sri Lanka. The bridge was formally opened on 19 October 2011. The bridge is 245 m long. The bridge cost 956 million rupees and was financed by a soft loan from the French Development Agency's Trincomalee Integrated Infrastructure Project and the Sri Lankan Government's Kilakku Vasantham (Eastern Awakening) programme. The bridge is part of the A15 Batticaloa-Trincomalee highway.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.46 81.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 2011, Bridges in Sri Lanka, Buildings and structures in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Transport in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Trincomalee District

Mahaweli River

The Mahaweli River (Sinhala: මහවැලි ගඟ, literally "Great Sandy River"; Tamil: மகாவலி ஆறு), is a 335 km long river, ranking as the longest river in Sri Lanka. Its drainage basin is the largest in the country, and covers almost one-fifth of the total area of the island. The river reaches the Bay of Bengal on the southwestern side of Trincomalee Bay. The bay includes the first of a number submarine canyons, making Trincomalee one of the finest deep-sea harbors in the world.

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Located at 8.47 81.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Rivers of Sri Lanka