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Kallichchai Destination Guide

Discover Kallichchai in Sri Lanka

Kallichchai in the region of Eastern Province is a town located in Sri Lanka - some 118 mi or ( 189 km ) North-East of Colombo , the country's capital .

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Local time in Kallichchai is now 07:47 AM (Friday) . 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, Sungawila, Sinnavilupattiya, Sewanpitiya, and Punanai. When in this area, you might want to check out Trincomalee . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kallichchai ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Welikanda

Welikanda is a small town on the Baticallo Polonnaruwa main road located in Polonnaruwa District in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Welikanda Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Polonnaruwa District.

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Located at 7.95 81.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Polonnaruwa District, Populated places in Sri Lanka

A11 highway (Sri Lanka)

The A 11 road is an A-Grade trunk road in Sri Lanka. It connects the Maradankadawala with Tirikkondiadimadu. The A 11 passes through Ganewalpola, Habarana, Moragaswewa, Minneriya, Polannaruwa, Kaduruwela, Manampitiya, Welikanda, Punani and Vakaneri to reach Tirikkondiadimadu.

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Located at 7.94 81.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Highways in Sri Lanka, Transport in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Punanai

Punanai is a small hamlet in Sri Lanka, made famous in 1920 by a man-eating leopard. This is reflected in the book titled "The Man-Eater of Punanai - A Journey of discovery to the jungles of old Ceylon", by Christopher Ondaatje

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Located at 7.97 81.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Batticaloa District, Populated places in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Dimbulagala Raja Maha Vihara

Dimbulagala Raja Maha Vihara is situated 16 kilometres south east of the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. The Dimbulagala range houses a number of caves cut into the rock with Brahmi inscriptions over their drip ledges. This forest hermitage of medieval times and holy abode since time immemorial, home to some of the most valued fragments of early frescoes was called the Gunners Quoin by the British.

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Located at 7.87 81.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Cave temples of Sri Lanka, History of Sri Lanka

Punanai railway station

Punanai railway station is a railway station in the town of Punanai in eastern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Batticaloa Line which links Batticaloa District with the capital Colombo.

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Located at 7.96 81.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Batticaloa District, Railway stations on the Batticaloa Line