Jaffna District
Karainagar Divisional Secretariat
Karainagar West

Karainagar

Karainagar is located 20 km from , , 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Yarlton College and Kovilan Point Lighthouse.

School
is a provincial school in Karainagar, .

Lighthouse
Photo: Sangee1495, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kovalam Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the island of Karaitivu in northern . The lighthouse, built in 1916, is a 30 metres white round masonry tower. is situated 3½ km northwest of Karainagar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thankodai and Kayts.

Hamlet
is a small town in . It is located within . is situated 3½ km west of Karainagar.

Town
, is a village on Velanai Island, off the in northern . There are a number of other villages on the island such as , Mankumpan, , Saravanai, Puliyankoodal, Suruvil, Naranthanai, Karampon and Melinchimunai. is situated 6 km south of Karainagar.

Village
is a village in , . Its area is 7.5 km2. It is located about 16 kilometers north-west of town along the Karainagar-- road AB17. The is the main icon of . is situated 7 km northeast of Karainagar.

Karainagar

Latitude
9.74044° or 9° 44′ 26″ north
Longitude
79.88504° or 79° 53′ 6″ east
Population
5,000
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
6JXXPVRP+52
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1886574306
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1241376
Wiki­data ID
Q6368006
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Tamil—“Karainagar” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Караинагар”
  • Cebuano: “Karainagar”
  • Dutch: “Karainagar”
  • French: “Karainagar”
  • Greek: “Καραϊναγκάρ”
  • Irish: “Karainagar”
  • Japanese: “カライナーガル”
  • Malayalam: “കാരൈനഗർ”
  • Swedish: “Karainagar”
  • Tamil: “காரைநகர்”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Divisonal Hospital - Karainagar and Karainagar Divisional Secretariat.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Karainagar”. Photo: Indi Samarajiva, CC BY 2.0.