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Karaveddi East in the region of Northern Province is a town in Sri Lanka - some 197 mi or ( 318 km ) North of Colombo , the country's capital city .
Current time in Karaveddi East is now 04:24 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: Viramanikkatevanturai, Vidaththalpalai, Vempodukerny, Vellampokkady, and Tunnalai South. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Viramanikkatevanturai . 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 Karaveddi East ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Thondamanaru to Point-Pedro: 5th February, 2012.
The coast-line road from Thondamanaru to Point-Pedro has been used for traffic for a long time. It was the crossing point across the Palk Straights to Vethaaraniyam - Thirumaraikkaadu, of South India. ..
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Part of a documentary... this is what I had captured on a VHS tape. ..
Selvachchannithy Temple, Thondamanaru, Sri Lanka - 5th February 2012.
'Selvachchannithy' had been a place of worship and was abandoned for a long time. Lord Murugan had appeared in a dream to a devotee, a fisherman, and told him that no one seemed to look after his plac ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Karaveddy
Karaveddy is a town located 7 km from the City of Point Pedro, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. In local Tamil Language it translates to Coastal Strip, although it is few km from the coast. Karaveddy is the birthplace of many popular personalities like V.K. Sittampalam, the first SriLankan Post Master general, P. Kandiah, the first and only Communist Member of Parliament elected to represent Point Pedro electorate, M. Sivasithamparam, M.
Located at 9.80 80.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Thunnalai
The village of Thunnalai is near the lagoon called Thondaman Aru. It is also in close proximity to This place is settled by migrants from a town called Vallipuram near Namakkal which is near Coimbatore. Naga names are found in India. Nagpur, Nagar Kovil, Nagapatnam and Nagaland are examples. Nair, nayakkar, naidu are remnants of Naga heritage. Tamils are a linguistic name; but Nagas are more of a racially based line. Nagas are now integral part of all linguistic tribes.
Located at 9.78 80.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Vallipuram
Vallipuram was an ancient capital of the Northern Kingdoms of Sri Lanka. Point Pedro is the nearest town. Vallipuram is a part of Thunnalai. This place is settled by migrants from a town called Vallipuram near Namakkal which is near Coimbatore. Naga names are found in India. Nagpur, Nagar Kovil, Nagapatnam and Nagaland are examples. Nair, nayakkar, naidu are remnants of Naga heritage. Tamils are a linguistic name; but Nagas are more of a racially based line.
Located at 9.78 80.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Puloly
Puloly is a village in Jaffna Peninsula, Northern Sri Lanka. It is located approximately 30 km from City of Jaffna. It is also close to port town of Point Pedro.
Located at 9.80 80.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Alvai
Alvai or Alvaay is a coastal village in Vadamaraadchi, northern Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka. It is located 30 kilometers from the city of Jaffna or 5 kilometers from the town of Point Pedro. Panai Munai (Point Palmyra), the northern most point of Sri Lanka, is in Alvai.
Located at 9.82 80.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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