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Challitivu Destination Guide

Discover Challitivu in Sri Lanka

Challitivu in the region of North Central is a town located in Sri Lanka - some 137 mi or ( 220 km ) North-East of Colombo , the country's capital .

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Local time in Challitivu is now 08:14 PM (Sunday) . 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: Trincomalee, Punanai, Palaiyadimadu, Oddumadu, and Mudduchchenai. When in this area, you might want to check out Trincomalee . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Challitivu ? 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 3 km away
Tags: Batticaloa District, Populated places in Eastern Province, 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 3 km away
Tags: Highways in Sri Lanka, Transport 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

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 12 km away
Tags: Batticaloa District, Populated places in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Battle of Providien

The Battle of Providien was the second in a series of naval battles fought between a British fleet under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and a French fleet under the Bailli de Suffren near India during the American Revolutionary War. The battle was fought on 12 April 1782 off the east coast of Ceylon, near a rocky islet called Providien, south of Trincomalee.

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Located at 8.25 81.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 1782 in France, Conflicts in 1782, Naval battles involving France, Naval battles involving Great Britain, Naval battles of the East Indies Campaign