Dondra

Dondra is a settlement on the extreme southernmost tip of , in the Indian Ocean near , . The , ruins of several Hindu shrines of Tenavaram and a Vihara are located in the vicinity.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 15,000 residents
  • Description: settlement in Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Deundara Thuduwa”, “Dondra West”, and “දෙවුන්දර”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Dondra Head Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Charaka Ranasinghe, CC BY 2.0.
is a lighthouse located…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matara and Walgama.

Photo: KingAlawaka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in the Southern Province of .

Town
is a village in . is situated 8 km west of Dondra.

Dondra

Latitude
5.9281° or 5° 55′ 41″ north
Longitude
80.58936° or 80° 35′ 22″ east
Population
15,000
Open location code
6MQ2WHHQ+6P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 77369078
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1247631
Wiki­data ID
Q62389072
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Dondra” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دوندرا”
  • Bengali: “ডোন্ড্রা”
  • Burmese: “ဒွန်ဒရာ”
  • Dutch: “Dondra”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دوندرا”
  • German: “Dondra”
  • Indonesian: “Dondra”
  • Japanese: “ドンドラヘッド”
  • Sinhala: “දෙවිනුවර”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Dondra”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Sudugala and Kapugama.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Devinuwara Sports Ground and Devinuwara Sri Vishnu Maha Devalaya.

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