Batticaloa Lighthouse
Batticaloa Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Sri Lanka, situated near the estuary in Palameenmadu. It was built in 1913 and is 28 meters high.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “மட்டக்களப்பு கலங்கரை விளக்கம்”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Batticaloa railway station.
Batticaloa railway station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Batticaloa and Kattankudy.
Kattankudy
Suburb
Kattankudy is a township near the city of Batticaloa on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka. Kattankudy is situated 10 km southeast of Batticaloa Lighthouse.
Batticaloa Lighthouse
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Palameenmadu, Manmunai North Divisional Secretariat, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
7.75484° or 7° 45′ 17″ north
Longitude
81.68543° or 81° 41′ 8″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Established
1913
Height
28 metres (92 feet)
Operator
Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Open location code
6MV3QM3P+W5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=lighthouse
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Tamil—“Batticaloa Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ဘတ်တိကလိုအာမီးပြတိုက်”
- German: “Batticaloa Lighthouse”
- Sinhala: “මඩකලපුව ප්රදීපාගාරය”
- Tamil: “மட்டக்களப்பு வெளிச்சவீடு”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: BattiGarden and Eravur.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Light House Building and Toilet.
Eastern Province: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Trincomalee and Batticaloa.
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