Dondra Head Lighthouse
Dondra Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Dondra Head, Dondra, the southernmost point in Sri Lanka and is Sri Lanka's tallest lighthouse, and also one of the tallest in South East Asia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Charaka Ranasinghe, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Devinuwara Light House”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dondra and Matara.
Dondra
Town
Dondra is a settlement on the extreme southernmost tip of Sri Lanka, in the Indian Ocean near Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. The Dondra Head Lighthouse, ruins of several Hindu shrines of Tenavaram and a Vihara are located in the vicinity.
Matara
Photo: KingAlawaka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Matara is a city in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. The Southern Province consists of three districts and the city of Matara lies between Galle and Hambantota which are the other districts of Southern Province.
Walgama
Town
Walgama is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located in Matara District, Southern Province. Walgama is situated 9 km west of Dondra Head Lighthouse.
Dondra Head Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Devinuwara South, Devinuwara Divisional Secretariat, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
5.92124° or 5° 55′ 17″ northLongitude
80.59403° or 80° 35′ 39″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Height
49 metres (161 feet)Operator
Sri Lanka Ports AuthorityOpen location code
6MQ2WHCV+FJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1160894723OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
9794272Wikidata ID
Q5295579
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Sinhala—“Dondra Head Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ဒွန်ဒရာထိပ်မီးပြတိုက်”
- German: “Dondra Head Lighthouse”
- Russian: “Маяк Дондра-Хед”
- Sinhala: “දෙවුන්දර තුඩුව ප්රදීපාගාරය”
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