Punanai
Punanai is a small hamlet in Sri Lanka, made famous in 1920 by a man-eating leopard. This is reflected in the book titled The Man-Eater of Punanai: A Journey of Discovery to the Jungles of Old Ceylon, by Christopher Ondaatje.
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (70 feet)
- Description: human settlement
Places of Interest
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Punanai railway station
Railway station
Punanai railway station is a railway station in the town of Punanai in eastern Sri Lanka.
Punanai
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Latitude
7.96667° or 7° 58′ north
Longitude
81.38333° or 81° 23′ east
Open location code
6MV3X98M+M8
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Uzbek—“Punanai” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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