Verugal
Verugal is a small hamlet situated within the eastern Trincomalee District of Sri Lanka. It is known for its Hindu temple dedicated to deity Murugan that was destroyed in the 16th century by the Portuguese and rebuilt later.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (50 feet)
- Description: place in Sri Lanka
- Also known as“Verukal”“Virgel Malai”
- Category: human settlement
- Location
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Latitude
8.25° or 8° 15′ north
Longitude
81.36667° or 81° 22′ east
Open location code
6MW37928+2M
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Tamil—“Verugal” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Verugal”
- Japanese: “ヴェルガム”
- Tamil: “வெருகல்”
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