Mannar Island
Mannar Island, formerly spelt Manar Island, which lies off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka, is part of Mannar District, Sri Lanka. It is linked to the main island of Sri Lanka by a causeway and the Mannar Bridge, which carries the A14 highway, and a railway bridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Manaar Island” and “Manar Island”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pesalai and Erukkalampiddy.
Pesalai
Town
Photo: ALHATHIR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pesalai is a village in Mannar District, situated on the northern coast of Mannar Island, Sri Lanka. Most of the people in Pesalai are Roman Catholics, and there are also some Hindus and Muslims. Pesalai is situated 3 km north of Mannar Island.
Erukkalampiddy
Village
Erukkalampiddy or Erukkalampiddi is a small coastal town on the eastern coast of Mannar Island in Mannar District, northern Province Sri Lanka. It lies along the A14 road northwest of Mannar. Erukkalampiddy is situated 7 km southeast of Mannar Island.
Mannar Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Mannar Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Western Panjabi—“Mannar Island” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Mannar adası”
- Belarusian: “Востраў Манар”
- Belarusian: “Манар”
- Catalan: “Mannar Island”
- Cebuano: “Mannar Island”
- Chinese: “曼納島”
- Czech: “Mannár”
- Dutch: “Mannar Island”
- French: “île de Mannar”
- French: “Île de Mannar”
- Georgian: “მანარი”
- German: “Mannar”
- Greek: “Μανάρ”
- Hindi: “मन्नार द्वीप”
- Japanese: “マンナール島”
- Malayalam: “മന്നാർ ദ്വീപ്”
- Persian: “جزیره منار”
- Polish: “Mannar”
- Portuguese: “Ilha de Manar”
- Portuguese: “Mannar”
- Russian: “Маннар”
- Sinhala: “මන්නාරම් දූපත”
- Spanish: “Isla Mannar”
- Swedish: “Mannar Island”
- Tamil: “மன்னார் தீவு”
- Urdu: “جزیرہ منار”
- Western Panjabi: “جزیرہ منار”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Viyayadippannai and Villamparuku.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kora Kulam and Nedun Kulam.
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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 “Mannar Island”. Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.