Kantale

Kantalai is a town in the in eastern . The town is located 38 km south-west of . According to the ancient chronicle, Mahavamsa, Kantale Tank, also named "Gangathala Vapi", is credited as being built by Aggabodhi the II and rehabilitated and developed by Parakramabahu the Great.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: town in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: Kantalai

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kantale railway station.

Railway station
is a railway station in the town of Kantale in eastern . Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Trincomalee line which links with the capital . is situated 3 km southwest of Kantale.

Kantale

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
Geo­Names ID
1241541
Wiki­data ID
Q4212612
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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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Highlights include Kantalai Hill and Vendrasanmalai Number Two.

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