Kantale
Kantale is a town in the Trincomalee District in eastern Sri Lanka. The town is located 38 km south-west of Trincomalee. According to the ancient chronicle, Mahavamsa, Kantale Tank, also named "Gangathala Wapi", is credited as being built by Aggabodhi II and rehabilitated and developed by Parakramabahu the Great.
- Type: Locality
- Description: town in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Kantalai”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Kantale railway station.
Kantale railway station
Railway station
Kantale railway station is a railway station in the town of Kantale in eastern Sri Lanka. Kantale railway station is situated 3 km southwest of Kantale.
Kantale
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Rajaela Unit 03, Kantale, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
8.36833° or 8° 22′ 6″ north
Longitude
81.02806° or 81° 1′ 41″ east
Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)
Open location code
6MW3929H+86
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Tamil—“Kantale” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Кантале”
- Cebuano: “Kantale”
- Chinese: “坎特萊”
- Dutch: “Kantalai”
- Irish: “Kantalai”
- Japanese: “カンタレー”
- Persian: “کانتاله”
- Russian: “Канталай”
- Sinhala: “කන්තලේ”
- Swedish: “Kantale”
- Tamil: “கந்தளாய்”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Unit Three and Unit Two.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Kantalai Hill and Vendrasanmalai Number Two.
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