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Panayaddipiddy in the region of Eastern Province is a town in Sri Lanka - some 139 mi or ( 224 km ) East of Colombo , the country's capital city .
Current time in Panayaddipiddy is now 08:20 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Veeramunai, Varipattanchenai, Trincomalee, Thirukkovil, and Thampaddai. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Veeramunai . Where to go and what to see in Panayaddipiddy ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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South Eastern University of Sri Lanka
The South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා අග්නිදිග විශ්වවිද්යාලය, Tamil: தென்கிழக்குப் பல்கலைக்கழகம், இலங்கை) (abbreviated SEUSL) is a public university in Oluvil in Sri Lanka. Established in 1995 as a university college, it became a full fledged university in 1996. The university, like all public universities in Sri Lanka, receives the bulk of its funding from the University Grants Commission (UGC), part of the Ministry of Higher Education in Colombo.
Located at 7.30 81.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Akkaraipattu massacre
Akkaraipattu massacre happened on 19 February 1986 when approximately 80 minority Sri Lankan Tamil farm workers were allegedly killed by the Sri Lankan Army personnel and their bodies burned in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. Although the alleged massacre happened on 19 February 1986, the incident came to light only few days later after community leaders visited the remote location near the town of Akkaraipattu, where the farm workers were shot.
Located at 7.22 81.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Akkaraipattu
Akkaraipattu is a town in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka, and is located along the Eastern coast of the Island. Akkaraipattu consists of over 35,000 people who settled in this area many centuries ago. 99% of the total population is Arab traders who follow the Sunni Sect of Islam. Education and religious are considered as an utmost important factor among the People and educating the children is considered as the primary job of each and every parent.
Located at 7.22 81.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Sri Ramakrishna College, Akkaraipattu
Sri Ramakrishna College is a national school in Akkaraipattu, Sri Lanka.
Located at 7.22 81.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Karaitivu (Ampara)
Karaitivu is a coastal village situated in the Eastern Coast of Sri Lanka about 30 miles (44 km) south of Batticaloa and is next to Kalmunai town. This is one of the oldest surviving village settlements in the Ampara District.
Located at 7.37 81.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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