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Punanai Destination Guide

Explore Punanai in Sri Lanka

Punanai in the region of Eastern Province is a town in Sri Lanka - some 127 mi or ( 205 km ) North-East of Colombo , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Punanai is now 09:40 PM (Sunday) . 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: Chunkankeni, Welikanda, Vettilaipoddamadu, Veranativu, and Veddukkadduveli. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Chunkankeni . Where to go and what to see in Punanai ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Punanai

Punanai is a small hamlet in Sri Lanka, made famous in 1920 by a man-eating leopard. This is reflected in the book titled "The Man-Eater of Punanai - A Journey of discovery to the jungles of old Ceylon", by Christopher Ondaatje

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Located at 7.97 81.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Batticaloa District, Populated places in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Punanai railway station

Punanai railway station is a railway station in the town of Punanai in eastern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Batticaloa Line which links Batticaloa District with the capital Colombo.

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Located at 7.96 81.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Batticaloa District, Railway stations on the Batticaloa Line

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 15 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

Welikanda

Welikanda is a small town on the Baticallo Polonnaruwa main road located in Polonnaruwa District in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Welikanda Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Polonnaruwa District.

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Located at 7.95 81.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Polonnaruwa District, Populated places in Sri Lanka

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.

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Located at 8.09 81.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Highways in Sri Lanka, Transport in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka