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Vakantona Destination Guide
Touring Vakantona in Sri Lanka
Vakantona in the region of Eastern Province is located in Sri Lanka - some 137 mi or ( 221 km ) North-East of Colombo , the country's capital city .
Time in Vakantona is now 11:13 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Veranativu, Valaitoddam, Trincomalee, Puliankandadi, and Pandittivu. Being here already, consider visiting Veranativu . Check out our recommendations for Vakantona ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Vakarai (Sri Lanka)
Vakarai or Vaharai, The Sinhala name වාකර is pronounced 'vākara'. It is a town in the Batticaloa District of Sri Lanka, located about 65 km Northwest of Batticaloa. The Anglicization vākari should be preferred to vāhari. This a predominant Tamil area, and headquarters the Koralai Pathu North Division with a population around 21,000. The residents are predominantly poor fishermen or farmers.
Located at 8.13 81.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Kathiraveli
Kathiraveli or கதிரைவெளி (Paddy Field in Tamil) is a town in Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka. It is located about 75 km Northwest of Batticaloa.
Located at 8.22 81.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Upaar Lagoon
Upaar Lagoon is an estuarine lagoon in Batticaloa District, eastern Sri Lanka. The lagoon is fed by a number of small rivers. It is linked to the sea by a narrow channel to the south. The lagoon is surrounded by evergreen forest and scrubland. The land is used for subsistence fishing and some rice cultivation. The lagoon has extensive mangrove swamps and some sea grass beds. The lagoon attracts a wide variety of water birds.
Located at 8.12 81.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
A15 highway (Sri Lanka)
The A 15 road is an A-Grade trunk road in Sri Lanka. It connects Batticalao with Trincomallee. The A 15 passes through Eravur, Morakottanchenai, Valaichenai, Mankerny, Vaharai, Verugal, Serunuwara, Palaithoppur, Muttur, Kinniya and Ganeshapuram to reach Trincomallee.
Located at 8.09 81.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Verugal Bridge
Verugal Bridge is a road bridge across Verugal Aru in eastern Sri Lanka. The bridge was formally opened on 19 October 2011. The bridge is 105 m long. The bridge cost 250 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.
Located at 8.25 81.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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