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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Anton 17, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Punanai railway station.
Punanai railway station
Railway station
Punanai railway station is a railway station in the town of Punanai in eastern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Batticaloa Line which links Batticaloa District with the capital Colombo.
Punanai
- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Punanai East, Koralai Pattu North Divisional Secretariat, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Uzbek—“Punanai” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “普纳奈”
- Dutch: “Punanai”
- German: “Punani”
- Irish: “Punanai”
- Persian: “پونانای”
- Tamil: “புனானை”
- Uzbek: “Punanai”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Koralai Forest Reserve and Punanai Tank.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Punanai”. Photo: Anton 17, CC BY-SA 3.0.