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Kottavattai in the region of Northern Province is a town located in Sri Lanka - some 199 mi or ( 321 km ) North of Colombo , the country's capital .
Local time in Kottavattai is now 09:19 AM (Saturday) . 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: Viramanikkatevanturai, Veemankamam, Vellampokkady, Vasavilan, and Uduppiddy. When in this area, you might want to check out Viramanikkatevanturai . 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 Kottavattai ? 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. ..
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 ..
Sri Vallipura Alvar Swamy Kovil Thunnalai 2012
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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 2 km away
1985 Valvettiturai massacre
The 1985 Valvettiturai massacre happened on May 12, 1985 when 70 minority Sri Lankan Tamil civilians from the town of Valvettiturai (abbreviated as VVT), Sri Lanka were rounded up. They were asked to go inside the town library and then the library was allegedly blown up by the Sri Lankan Army killing all of them.
Located at 9.82 80.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Valvettithurai
Valvettithurai or VVT is a town of Jaffna District on the northeast coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in Northern Province, Sri Lanka governed by an Urban Council. The population is mainly Sri Lankan Tamils of Hindu or Catholic faith. The main industry is farming, fishing and trading. The town is the place of origin of two rebel groups namely Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
Located at 9.82 80.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
1989 Valvettiturai massacre
1989 Valvettiturai massacre occurred on August 2 and 3, 1989 in the small coastal town of Valvettiturai, on the Jaffna Peninsula in Sri Lanka. Approximately 64 minority Sri Lankan Tamil civilians were killed by soldiers belonging to the Indian Peace Keeping Force. The massacre followed an attack on the soldiers by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam cadres. The rebel attack had left 6 Indian soldiers, including an officer, dead and another 10 injured.
Located at 9.82 80.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 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 3 km away
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