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Punnaikudah Destination Guide

Touring Punnaikudah in Sri Lanka

Punnaikudah in the region of Eastern Province is a city located in Sri Lanka - some 135 mi or ( 218 km ) North-East of Colombo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Punnaikudah

Time in Punnaikudah is now 12:28 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Chunkankeni, Veechukalmunai, Veddukkadduveli, Trincomalee, and Thalavai. Being here already, consider visiting Chunkankeni . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Punnaikudah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Passikudah Valaichchenai - 3 By: Ajantha Gnanamuttu

1:01 min by BattiValai
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Passikudah Valaichchenai on July 25th 2010 ..

Sri Lanka East Coast : Batticaloa in a minute

1:52 min by Henk Groenen
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Batticaloa is a city on the east coast of Sri Lanka. On a map it looked beautiful with a center on a island between lagoons. I was first a little disappointed, till I walked the 4 km to the beach were ..


Uga Bay, Pasikuda, Sri Lanka

3:48 min by lakpura
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Uga Bay which is the latest addition to the star class resorts in Pasikuda is indeed a luxurious and memorable experience that you should not miss when holidaying in the East coast of Sri Lanka. With ..

Sri Lanka Nellikaadu School

4:02 min by spjutkastare
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This video really belongs to my father who was on a field trip to Sri Lanka to look at aid projects there. The trip was organized by the SCC (Swedish Cooperative Centre). The school in Nellikaadu loca ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Eastern University massacre

Eastern University massacre also known as Vantharamulai (also Vantharoomulai) campus massacre refers to the arrest and subsequent mass murder of 158 minority Sri Lankan Tamil refugees who had taken refuge in the Eastern University campus close to the city Batticalo of on September 5, 1990. A witness identified the Sri Lankan Army personnel as the perpetrator. The event is part of what is known amongst Sri Lankan Tamils as Black September series of civilian massacres.

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Located at 7.80 81.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1990 in Sri Lanka, Civilian massacres in Sri Lanka, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, Human rights abuses in Sri Lanka, Mass murder in 1990, Mass murder of Sri Lankan Tamils, Political repression, School massacres, Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Home Guards, Sri Lankan government forces attacks in Eelam War II

Eravur railway station

Eravur railway station is a railway station in the town of Eravur 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 7.79 81.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Batticaloa District, Railway stations on the Batticaloa Line

Eastern University, Sri Lanka

The Eastern University, Sri Lanka (Sinhala: නැගෙනහිර විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Tamil: கிழக்குப் பல்கலைக்கழகம், இலங்கை) (abbreviated EUSL) is a public university in Vantharumoolai in Sri Lanka. Established in 1981 as a university college, it became a full fledged university in 1986.

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Located at 7.80 81.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, Educational institutions established in 1981, Statutory Boards of Sri Lanka, Universities in Sri Lanka

Chenkalady

Chenkalady or Chenkaladi is a town in the Batticaloa District of Sri Lanka, it is located about 15 km north-west of Batticaloa. In Tamil it translates to "By-the-brick".

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Located at 7.78 81.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Batticaloa District, Populated places in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Saddam Hussein Nagar, Sri Lanka

Saddam Hussein Town (Tamil: சதாம் உசேன் நகர்) is the name of a village exclusively inhabited by local Muslims in the Batticaloa district of Sri Lanka. It is named after Saddam Hussein, former President of Iraq, who donated all the funds required to build the village and its central Mosque. Hussein first became involved in the village after floods hit the area in 1978 and local authorities approached the Iraqi embassy for help.

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Located at 7.78 81.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Saddam Hussein