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.
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (110 feet)
- …is also known as “Kantalai”
- Description: town in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
Places of Interest
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Kantale railway station
Railway station
Kantale railway station is a railway station in the town of Kantale in eastern Sri Lanka.
3 km southwest of Kantale
Kantale
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Latitude
8.36833° or 8° 22′ 6″ north
Longitude
81.02806° or 81° 1′ 41″ east
Open location code
6MW3929H+86
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Tamil—“Kantale” goes by many names.
КанталеBulgarian
KantaleCebuano
坎特萊Chinese
KantalaiDutch
KantalaiIrish
カンタレーJapanese
کانتالهPersian
КанталайRussian
කන්තලේSinhala
KantaleSwedish
கந்தளாய்Tamil
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