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.
- Lighthouse
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
- …is operated by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority
- …dates from 1913
- …stands 28 metres (92 feet) tall
- Description: lighthouse in Sri Lanka
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Batticaloa railway station.
Batticaloa railway station
Batticaloa railway station is a railway station in the city of Batticaloa in eastern Sri Lanka.
3½ km southeast of Batticaloa Lighthouse
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.
10 km southeast of Batticaloa Lighthouse
Batticaloa Lighthouse
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Latitude
7.75484° or 7° 45′ 17″ north
Longitude
81.68543° or 81° 41′ 8″ east
Open location code
6MV3QM3P+W5
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OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = lighthouse
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made = lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Tamil—“Batticaloa Lighthouse” goes by many names.
ဘတ်တိကလိုအာမီးပြတိုက်Burmese
මඩකලපුව ප්රදීපාගාරයSinhala
மட்டக்களப்பு கலங்கரை விளக்கம்Tamil
மட்டக்களப்பு வெளிச்சவீடுTamil
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