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Kalapu Destination Guide
Delve into Kalapu in Sri Lanka
Kalapu in the region of Eastern Province is located in Sri Lanka - some 140 mi or ( 225 km ) East of Colombo , the country's capital .
Local time in Kalapu is now 08:23 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Trincomalee, Thirukkovil, Tambiluvil, Pottuvil, and Pansalgoda. While being here, you might want to check out Trincomalee . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Kalapu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Arugam Bay - finally at the beach Aguas's photos around Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka (tuc tuc surf)
Preview of Aguas's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these videos ..
sri lanken Tsunami 2004
2004 we were lucky to escape. this video was taken by my dad and is used as proof for facebook as my friends do not believe me this tsunami was triggered by a eruption ..
Feeding the Pro surfers
Dunny and Bruce go shopping at the pottuville market and pick up a nice yellow fin tuna to have for lunch with the pro surfers ..
Lahugala to Pottuvil, Sri Lanka
Lahugala to Pottuvil, Sri Lanka ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Thirukkovil
Thirukkovil or Tirukovil is a town in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka, situated along the eastern coast of the island. It is 30 km north of Pottuvil and 35 km south of Kalmunai. In Tamil it translates to God's-temple. It was affected by 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. It was under Batticaloa district and now under Ampara district. It is a famous place for the old Tamil cultures and temples. There is a Murugan temple: Sri Sithravalayutha Suvamy Kovil.
Located at 7.12 81.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Thambiluvil Madhya Maha Vidyalayam
Thambiluvil Madhya Maha Vidyalayam (Tamil: தம்பிலுவில் மத்திய மகா வித்தியாலயம்) (also known as Thambiluvil Central College or Thambiluvil National College) is a provincial school in Thambiluvil, Sri Lanka. It is the main school in this education zone, it has about 60 academical staff. This school offering high level studies in a level including Bio-science, Physical science, Commerce and Arts. And have 4 modern highly maintained lab facilities for Science students and one ICT lab.
Located at 7.12 81.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Muhudu maha vihara
Muhudu maha vihara is a Buddhist temple situated at Pottuvil in Eastern province of Sri Lanka. This temple is situated near a wide beach. In this temple there have a stone made statue of lord Buddha and two statues of old kings or gods. In today also there is a Buddhist temple. This temple is built in Anuradapura era by king Kaavantissa. As folklore princess Vihara Maha Devi had come to hear.
Located at 6.88 81.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Thambiluvil
Thambiluvil is a coastal Town in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. It is approximately 8 miles south of Akkaraipattu along east coast. It was under Batticaloa district and now under Ampara district. Thambiluvilites are Tamils, mostly Hindus and their main source income is from farming. Since 1960, people choose educational based employments as alternative income. It is a famous place for the old Tamil cultures and Temples.
Located at 7.13 81.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Pottuvil
Pottuvil or Pothuvil or Poththuvil is a town in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka, located along the Eastern coast of the Island, it is 4 km due North of the popular tourist destination Arugam Bay. It was affected by 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Located at 6.87 81.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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