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Explore Thikkam in Sri Lanka

Thikkam in the region of Northern Province is a town in Sri Lanka - some 202 mi or ( 325 km ) North of Colombo , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Thikkam is now 06:21 PM (Sunday) . 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, Vasavilan, Varuttalaivilan, Varani North, and Trincomalee. 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 Thikkam ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

tnsanan cre -1

4:45 min by tnsanan
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Thondamanaru to Point-Pedro: 5th February, 2012.

28:04 min by philipveera
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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.

6:35 min by philipveera
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'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

0:34 min by S Nakkeeran
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Interesting facts about this location

Thikkam

Thikkam is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province.

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Located at 9.83 80.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Populated places in Northern Province, Sri Lanka

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.

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Located at 9.82 80.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Jaffna District, Populated places in Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Hartley College

Hartley College (Tamil: ஹாட்லிக் கல்லூரி Hāṭlik Kallūri) is a provincial school in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1838 by British Methodist missionaries, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools. The school is named after Wesleyan priest and missionary Rev. Hartley.

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Located at 9.83 80.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Boys' schools in Sri Lanka, Educational institutions established in 1838, Hartley College, Provincial schools in Sri Lanka, Schools in Point Pedro, Wesleyan Methodist Mission, North Ceylon

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.

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Located at 9.80 80.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Jaffna District, Populated places in Northern Province, Sri Lanka

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.

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Located at 9.82 80.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 1985 in Sri Lanka, Civilian massacres in Sri Lanka, Mass murder in 1985, Mass murder of Sri Lankan Tamils, Political repression, Sri Lankan government forces attacks in Eelam War I, Valvettithurai