Sammanthurai is a town of over 60,000 people in the Ampara District of the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. It's renowned for its rice paddies and its inner harbour from ancient times - although it is now more than 4 km from the coast of the Bay of Bengal.

Karaitivu

Town

Karaitivu is a coastal village situated in the Eastern Coast of Sri Lanka about 30 miles south of Batticaloa and is next to Kalmunai town. This is one of the oldest surviving village settlements in the Ampara District. Karaitivu is situated 8 km southeast of Ambalama.

Ambalama

Type: Locality
Location: Chavalakade, Navithanveli Divisional Secretariat, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

7.41667° or 7° 25′ north

Longitude

81.78333° or 81° 47′ east

Elevation

6 metres (20 feet)

Open location code

6MV3CQ8M+M8

GeoNames ID

1251586

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