Karunkali

Karunkali is a locality in Karainagar South West, Karainagar Divisional Secretariat, Northern Province. Karunkali is situated nearby to the locality Suryanpiddi, as well as near the hamlet Kalapoomy.

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 3½ km south of Karunkali.

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. Fort Hammenhiel is situated 2½ km southwest of Karunkali.

Yarlton College

School

Yarlton College is a provincial school in Karainagar, Sri Lanka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thankodai and Karainagar.

Thankodai

Hamlet

Thankodai is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province.

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 3 km northeast of Karunkali.

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 4 km south of Karunkali.

Karunkali

Type: Locality
Location: Karainagar South West, Karainagar Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

9.7291° or 9° 43′ 45″ north

Longitude

79.8623° or 79° 51′ 44″ east

Elevation

12 metres (39 feet)

Open location code

6JXXPVH6+JW

GeoNames ID

7323945

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