Sampur

Sampur is a town in the of about 30 km south-east of on the south-eastern side of the . The town was under the control of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam until 2006, when it was captured by the Sri Lanka Armed Forces.
Wikipedia
  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of 8 metres (26 feet)
  • Description: town in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
  • Also known as
    “Sampoor”
    “Sampur, Trincomalee”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mutur.
, also spelled Muthur or Muttur, is a town in the… is situated 4 km southwest of Sampur.

Sampur

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Latitude
8.4854° or 8° 29′ 7″ north
Longitude
81.291° or 81° 17′ 28″ east
Open location code
6MW3F7PR+59
Geo­Names ID
1228310
Wiki­data ID
Q7410266

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Uzbek—“Sampur” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Sampur, Trincomalee”
  • Irish: “Sampur”
  • Persian: “سامپور (ترینکومالی)”
  • Persian: “سامپور”
  • Spanish: “Sampur”
  • Tamil: “சம்பூர்”
  • Uzbek: “Sampur, Trincomalee”

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