Sellankandal
Sellankandal is a village situated 10 km inland from coastal Puttalam city in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is the primary settlement of people of Black African descent in Sri Lanka called Kaffirs who until the 1930s spoke a Creole version of Portuguese.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puttalam.
Puttalam
Puttalam is an industrial and agricultural processing town in the Puttalam district of Sri Lanka, but the surrounding area has a few tourist attractions.
Sellankandal
- Type: Locality
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Sella Kandal, Puttalam Divisional Secretariat, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Uzbek—“Sellankandal” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Sellankandal”
- Irish: “Sellankandal”
- Uzbek: “Sotuvchilar”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Waduwagama and Pawathamaduwa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mallagas Wewa and Sellankandal Wewa.
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