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Tambiluvil in the region of Eastern Province is a town located in Sri Lanka - some 138 mi or ( 222 km ) East of Colombo , the country's capital .
Local time in Tambiluvil is now 10:42 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Varipattanchenai, Trincomalee, Panayaddipiddy, Palamunai, and Manthottama. When in this area, you might want to check out Varipattanchenai . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Tambiluvil ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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 ..
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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 0 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 1 km away
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 2 km away
Sri Ramakrishna College, Akkaraipattu
Sri Ramakrishna College is a national school in Akkaraipattu, Sri Lanka.
Located at 7.22 81.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Akkaraipattu massacre
Akkaraipattu massacre happened on 19 February 1986 when approximately 80 minority Sri Lankan Tamil farm workers were allegedly killed by the Sri Lankan Army personnel and their bodies burned in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. Although the alleged massacre happened on 19 February 1986, the incident came to light only few days later after community leaders visited the remote location near the town of Akkaraipattu, where the farm workers were shot.
Located at 7.22 81.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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