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Kattankudy 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 Kattankudy is now 12:38 AM (Monday) . 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: Vinilaiyadippuval, Veechukalmunai, Vattalaikodichchenai, Trincomalee, and Palamunai. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Vinilaiyadippuval . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Kattankudy ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Sri Lanka East Coast : Batticaloa in a minute
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Sri Lanka Nellikaadu School
This video really belongs to my father who was on a field trip to Sri Lanka to look at aid projects there. The trip was organized by the SCC (Swedish Cooperative Centre). The school in Nellikaadu loca ..
Sri Lanka Talawai School
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Kattankudy
Kattankudy is a big town in Batticaloa District, Eastern province of Sri Lanka. It's governed by an Urban Council. It was the site of the Kattankudy mosque massacre of 1990. With over 40,883 inhabitants As of 2011, Kattankudi is one of the few towns in Sri Lanka where ethnic Moors (Muslims) form the over all majority of the population. Villages and towns surrounding the area, however are dominated by Tamils; hence ethnic conflicts between the two communities are common.
Located at 7.69 81.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Kalladi (Batticaloa)
Kallady is a village within the Batticaloa District of Eastern province of Sri Lanka. It lies north of Batticaloa city. As part of ongoing Sri Lankan civil war, the Kallady village has military installments. 2004 Tsunami affected the village resulting in major loss of life and property. It has the Samādhi of Swami Vipulananda a noted social reformer \tKalladi Beach \t\t \t\t\tKalladi Beach 1. JPG \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tKalladi Beach 2. JPG \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tKalladi Beach 3. JPG \t\t\t Kallady beach
Located at 7.71 81.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Batticaloa Fort
The Batticaloa Fort was built by the Portuguese in 1628 and was the first to be captured by the Dutch on 18 May 1638. Later, the fort was used by British from 1745. The fort has a structure of four bastions and protected by the Batticaloa Lagoon from two sides and a canal of the other two sides. The fort is still in reasonable condition and many local administrative departments of Sri Lanka government function in new buildings, which is based in the old structure.
Located at 7.71 81.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Kallady Bridge
Kallady Bridge (Tamil: கல்லடிப் பாலம்; also known as the Lady Manning Bridge) is a road bridge in eastern Sri Lanka. It crosses the Batticaloa Lagoon at Batticaloa. The bridge is part of the A4 Colombo-Batticaloa highway.
Located at 7.72 81.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Vincent Girls' High School
Vincent Girls' High School (Tamil: வின்சன்ட் மகளிர் உயர்தரப் பாடசாலை) is a national school in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.
Located at 7.71 81.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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