Paranthan
Paranthan is a town in Kilinochchi District, Sri Lanka. It is located about 5 km from district capital Kilinochchi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: town in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Parantan” and “Paratan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Paranthan railway station.
Paranthan railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paranthan railway station is a railway station located in the town of Paranthan in northern Sri Lanka. It is owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, and is part of the Northern Line, which connects the north of the country with the capital, Colombo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilinochchi and Velikkandal.
Kilinochchi
Photo: Selvan Mugilan, CC BY 3.0.
Kilinochchi is the main town of Kilinochchi District, Northern Province of Sri Lanka. Kilinochchi is situated at the A9 road some 100 km south-east of Jaffna.
Velikkandal
Village
Velikkandal is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province. Velikkandal is situated 9 km east of Paranthan.
Paranthan
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Kumarapuram, Kandavalai, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tamil—“Paranthan” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Paranthan”
- German: “Paranthan”
- Irish: “Paranthan”
- Japanese: “パランタン”
- Persian: “پارانتان”
- Sinhala: “පරන්තන්”
- Tamil: “பரந்தன்”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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