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Vammivattavan Destination Guide

Explore Vammivattavan in Sri Lanka

Vammivattavan in the region of Eastern Province is a place in Sri Lanka - some 136 mi or ( 219 km ) North-East of Colombo , the country's capital city .

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Time in Vammivattavan is now 07:45 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Veranativu, Vellai, Valaitoddam, Trincomalee, and Tirikonamadu. Since you are here already, consider visiting Veranativu . Where to go and what to see in Vammivattavan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Vakarai (Sri Lanka)

Vakarai or Vaharai, The Sinhala name වාකර is pronounced 'vākara'. It is a town in the Batticaloa District of Sri Lanka, located about 65 km Northwest of Batticaloa. The Anglicization vākari should be preferred to vāhari. This a predominant Tamil area, and headquarters the Koralai Pathu North Division with a population around 21,000. The residents are predominantly poor fishermen or farmers.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.13 81.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Batticaloa District, Populated places in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Kathiraveli

Kathiraveli or கதிரைவெளி (Paddy Field in Tamil) is a town in Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka. It is located about 75 km Northwest of Batticaloa.

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Located at 8.22 81.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Batticaloa District, Populated places in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Upaar Lagoon

Upaar Lagoon is an estuarine lagoon in Batticaloa District, eastern Sri Lanka. The lagoon is fed by a number of small rivers. It is linked to the sea by a narrow channel to the south. The lagoon is surrounded by evergreen forest and scrubland. The land is used for subsistence fishing and some rice cultivation. The lagoon has extensive mangrove swamps and some sea grass beds. The lagoon attracts a wide variety of water birds.

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Located at 8.12 81.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Batticaloa District, Lagoons of 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 10 km away
Tags: Highways in Sri Lanka, Transport in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Verugal Bridge

Verugal Bridge is a road bridge across Verugal Aru in eastern Sri Lanka. The bridge was formally opened on 19 October 2011. The bridge is 105 m long. The bridge cost 250 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 8.25 81.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 2011, Bridges in Sri Lanka, Buildings and structures in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Transport in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Trincomalee District