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Mankumban Destination Guide

Touring Mankumban in Sri Lanka

Mankumban in the region of Northern Province is located in Sri Lanka - some 187 mi or ( 301 km ) North of Colombo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Mankumban

Time in Mankumban is now 05:41 PM (Thursday) . 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: Velanai, Vasavilan, Varuttalaivilan, Vannarpannai South East, and Vannarpannai North West. Being here already, consider visiting Velanai . 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 Mankumban ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Jaffna Town: Travel Video of Northern Tamil, Sri Lanka (யாழ்ப்பாணம்)

6:32 min by migrationology
Views: 49555 Rating: 4.89

Visit: migrationology.com for more travel tips and street food! Jaffna is the northern capital of the Tamil area of Sri Lanka. Not long ago it was the center of the Sri Lankan civil war, but today Jaf ..

Sri Lanka : Jaffna in a minute

1:57 min by Henk Groenen
Views: 6921 Rating: 5.00

Jaffna is on the northern tip of the Sri Lanka island. It was here that the problems were 10 years ago between Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan Goverment. But now it is a peaceful town. ..


Highway Srilanka-Jaffna.AVI

3:12 min by Navaratnam Manikaran
Views: 625 Rating: 4.20

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Jummah At Mankumban Sri Lanka 2012

7:55 min by Sufibooks
Views: 576 Rating: 5.00

Mankumban (House Of God) was constructed near Jaffna in the north an historical Portuguese and Dutch stronghold in Sri Lanka. Mankumban on the Island of Kaytes 6 miles from Jaffna the northern most ci ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Allaippiddi

Allaippiddi or Allaipiddy is a village within the Velanai Island in the Jaffna peninsula within Sri Lanka's Northern Province.

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Located at 9.62 79.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Jaffna District, Populated places in Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Mandativu

Mandativu or Mandaitheevu is small island off the coast of minority Sri Lankan Tamil dominated Jaffna Peninsula in north Sri lanka. It is connected to the mainland via a causeway.

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Located at 9.60 79.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Islands of Sri Lanka, Jaffna District, Populated places in Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Kayts

Kayts, is one of the important villages in Velanai Island which is a small island off the coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. There are number of other villages within the Velanai Islands such as Allaippiddi, Mankumpan, Velanai, Saravanai, Puliyankoodal, Suruvil, Naranthanai and Karampan. The majority of the people are Hindus with a minority of Muslims and Christians. There are number of Hindu temples as well as a church and a mosque.

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Located at 9.67 79.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Islands of Sri Lanka, Kayts, Populated places in Northern Province, Sri Lanka

2006 murder of TRO workers in Sri Lanka

2006 murder of TRO workers refers to the incident of abduction of seven Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO) employees who were later presumed dead.

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Located at 9.67 80.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Civilian massacres in Sri Lanka, Human rights abuses in Sri Lanka, Mass murder in 2006, Political repression

Battle off the coast of Jaffna

The Battle off the coast of Jaffna – a naval battle fought between the Navy of Sri Lanka and Tamil Tiger ships. According to Sri Lankan sources, it took place on Saturday 1 November 2008 in the northern territorial waters of Sri Lanka off the coast of Jaffna during the Sri Lankan Civil War. A Sri Lankan government customs officer, D.K.P. Dassangayake, reported that the battle begun as the Navy met the rebel ships and exchanged fire.

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Located at 9.67 80.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Battles of Eelam War IV, Naval battles involving Sri Lanka