Karaitivu

Karaitivu is a coastal situated in the Eastern Coast of about 30 miles south of and is next to town. This is one of the oldest surviving village settlements in the .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kalmunai and Sammanthurai.

Town
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is a city located in the Ampara District of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. is situated 4 km north of Karaitivu.

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is a town of over 60,000 people in the Ampara District of the of . 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

Latitude
7.37695° or 7° 22′ 37″ north
Longitude
81.83879° or 81° 50′ 20″ east
Population
15,000
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
6MV39RGQ+QG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3316122477
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
8986781
Wiki­data ID
Q6368027
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Tamil—“Karaitivu” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Karaitivu”
  • Irish: “Karaitivu”
  • Japanese: “カライティヴ (アンパーラ県)”
  • Persian: “کارائیتیوو (امپرا)”
  • Persian: “کارائیتیوو”
  • Sinhala: “කාරතීවු”
  • Tamil: “காரைதீவு (அம்பாறை)”
  • Tamil: “காரைதீவு”

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