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Explore Pettalai in Sri Lanka

Pettalai in the region of Eastern Province is a town in Sri Lanka - some 136 mi or ( 218 km ) North-East of Colombo , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Pettalai is now 03:40 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: Wammikerni, Vettilaipoddamadu, Veranativu, Vantharumoolai, and Trincomalee. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wammikerni . We saw 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 Pettalai ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Passikudah Valaichchenai - 3 By: Ajantha Gnanamuttu

1:01 min by BattiValai
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Passikudah Valaichchenai on July 25th 2010 ..

Uga Bay, Pasikuda, Sri Lanka

3:48 min by lakpura
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Uga Bay which is the latest addition to the star class resorts in Pasikuda is indeed a luxurious and memorable experience that you should not miss when holidaying in the East coast of Sri Lanka. With ..


Fishermen at Pasikudah

2:16 min by IndakaRaigama
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Bay of Passikudah is the home for a small fishing community. Fishermen head out to the sea at night and return with their harvest at the sunrise. While a series of small motor boats line up to the sho ..

visit to kalkuda.mp4

3:37 min by keheliya2006
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Nikila aiyya's gang at Kalkuda beach. Pinna's wire kaalle method ~ a wonderful technique which can be utilized to squeeze the b---s. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Valaichchenai

Valaichchenai is a town in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. It could also be spelled as Valaichenai. The world famous Pasikudah Beach is located about 3 km east of Valaichenai along the Indian Ocean. Pasikudah beach is famous for shallow and calm sea water.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.92 81.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Batticaloa District, Populated places in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Kayankerni Bridge

Kayankerni Bridge is a road bridge in eastern Sri Lanka. The bridge was formally opened on 19 October 2011. The bridge is 85 m long. The bridge cost 202 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.

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Located at 7.97 81.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Batticaloa District, Bridges completed in 2011, Bridges in Sri Lanka, Buildings and structures in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Transport in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Kiran, Sri Lanka

Kiran is a town in the Batticaloa District of Sri Lanka. It is located 25 km north-west of the district capital Batticaloa.

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Located at 7.87 81.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Batticaloa District, Populated places in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Eastern University massacre

Eastern University massacre also known as Vantharamulai (also Vantharoomulai) campus massacre refers to the arrest and subsequent mass murder of 158 minority Sri Lankan Tamil refugees who had taken refuge in the Eastern University campus close to the city Batticalo of on September 5, 1990. A witness identified the Sri Lankan Army personnel as the perpetrator. The event is part of what is known amongst Sri Lankan Tamils as Black September series of civilian massacres.

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Located at 7.80 81.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 1990 in Sri Lanka, Civilian massacres in Sri Lanka, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, Human rights abuses in Sri Lanka, Mass murder in 1990, Mass murder of Sri Lankan Tamils, Political repression, School massacres, Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Home Guards, Sri Lankan government forces attacks in Eelam War II

Eastern University, Sri Lanka

The Eastern University, Sri Lanka (Sinhala: නැගෙනහිර විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Tamil: கிழக்குப் பல்கலைக்கழகம், இலங்கை) (abbreviated EUSL) is a public university in Vantharumoolai in Sri Lanka. Established in 1981 as a university college, it became a full fledged university in 1986.

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Located at 7.80 81.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, Educational institutions established in 1981, Statutory Boards of Sri Lanka, Universities in Sri Lanka