Kalapoomy
Kalapoomy is a hamlet in Karainagar South East, Karainagar Divisional Secretariat, Northern Province and has about 300 residents. Kalapoomy is situated nearby to the hamlet Karunkaali, as well as near Vaarivalavu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kayts Island Fort and Fort Hammenhiel.
Kayts Island Fort
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kayts Island Fort was built by the Portuguese in 1629 and was abandoned in 1651. In the late 1600s, Dutch controlled the fort when they took over the Kayts island. Kayts Island Fort is situated 2½ km southwest of Kalapoomy.
Fort Hammenhiel
Hotel
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Hammenhiel is a fort built around a small island between the islands of Kayts and Karaitivu of Jaffna Peninsula in Northern Sri Lanka.
Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam
School
Photo: Kaytsfan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam is a provincial school in Karampon, Sri Lanka. Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam is situated 3 km southwest of Kalapoomy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kayts and Karainagar.
Kayts
Town
Kayts, is a village on Velanai Island, off the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. There are a number of other villages on the island such as Allaippiddi, Mankumpan, Velanai, Saravanai, Puliyankoodal, Suruvil, Naranthanai, Karampon and Melinchimunai. Kayts is situated 2½ km south of Kalapoomy.
Karainagar
Town
Photo: Indi Samarajiva, CC BY 2.0.
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. Karainagar is situated 3½ km northeast of Kalapoomy.
Thankodai
Hamlet
Thankodai is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province. Thankodai is situated 4 km north of Kalapoomy.
Kalapoomy
- Type: Hamlet with 300 residents
- Also known as: “Kalapumi”
- Category: locality
- Location: Karainagar South East, Karainagar Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.71541° or 9° 42′ 56″ northLongitude
79.86898° or 79° 52′ 8″ eastPopulation
300Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
6JXXPV89+5HOpenStreetMap ID
node 3220223612OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
1242280
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