Urindimunai
Urindimunai is a beach in Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Urindimunai is situated nearby to the locality Kayts, as well as near Palaikkadu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kayts Island Fort and Fort Hammenhiel.
Kayts Island Fort
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kayts Island Fort was built by the Portuguese in 1629 and was abandoned in 1651. In the late 1600s, Dutch controlled the fort when they took over the Kayts island.
Fort Hammenhiel
Hotel
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Hammenhiel is a fort built around a small island between the islands of Kayts and Karaitivu of Jaffna Peninsula in Northern Sri Lanka.
Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam
School
Photo: Kaytsfan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam is a provincial school in Karampon, Sri Lanka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kayts and Thankodai.
Kayts
Town
Kayts, is a village on Velanai Island, off the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. There are a number of other villages on the island such as Allaippiddi, Mankumpan, Velanai, Saravanai, Puliyankoodal, Suruvil, Naranthanai, Karampon and Melinchimunai. Kayts is situated 3½ km east of Urindimunai.
Thankodai
Hamlet
Thankodai is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province. Thankodai is situated 5 km north of Urindimunai.
Karainagar
Town
Photo: Indi Samarajiva, CC BY 2.0.
Karainagar is located 20 km from Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on the island of Karaitivu. In Tamil, the name is derived from the Tamil word 'kadar-karai' meaning a settlement on the sea coast. Karainagar is the nearest town to Casuarina Beach. Karainagar is situated 7 km northeast of Urindimunai.
Urindimunai
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Sri Lanka
- Category: landform
- Location: Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Urindimunai” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Уриндимунаи”
- Cebuano: “Urindimunai”
- Swedish: “Urindimunai”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kayts and Kayts West.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Uppu Kuli and Hammenhiel Fort.
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