Karainagar
Karainagar is located 20 km from Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on the island of Karaitivu. In Tamil, the name is derived from the Tamil word 'kadar-karai' meaning a settlement on the sea coast. Karainagar is the nearest town to Casuarina Beach.
- Town with about 5,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
- Description: town in Sri Lanka
Places of Interest
Discover Yarlton College and Kovilan Point Lighthouse.
Yarlton College
School
Yarlton College is a provincial school in Karainagar, Sri Lanka.
Kovilan Point Lighthouse
Kovalam Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the island of Karaitivu in northern Sri Lanka.
3½ km northwest of Karainagar
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thankodai and Kayts.
Kayts
Town
Kayts, is a village on Velanai Island, off the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka.
6 km south of Karainagar
Karainagar
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Latitude
9.74044° or 9° 44′ 26″ north
Longitude
79.88504° or 79° 53′ 6″ east
Open location code
6JXXPVRP+52
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Tamil—“Karainagar” goes by many names.
KarainagarIrish
カライナーガルJapanese
കാരൈനഗർMalayalam
KarainagarSwedish
காரைநகர்Tamil
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