Meddawatta

Meddawatta is a locality in , , . Meddawatta is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Matara railway station and Shrine of Our Lady of Matara.

Railway station
Photo: Hafiz Issadeen, CC BY 2.0.
is a station in , . It is owned and operated by Sri Lanka Railways. opened on 17 December 1895 as the terminus of the Coastal Line.

Church
is a Roman Catholic church devoted to the Virgin Mary, in the town of . The shrine houses a statue of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus.

Lighthouse
Photo: Charaka Ranasinghe, CC BY 2.0.
is a lighthouse located on , the southernmost point in Sri Lanka and is 's tallest lighthouse, and also one of the tallest in South East Asia. is situated 3½ km southeast of Meddawatta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matara and Dondra.

Photo: KingAlawaka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in the Southern Province of . The Southern Province consists of three districts and the city of lies between and which are the other districts of Southern Province.

Town
is a settlement on the extreme southernmost tip of , in the Indian Ocean near , . The , ruins of several Hindu shrines of Tenavaram and a Vihara are located in the vicinity.

Town
is a village in . It is located in , . is situated 6 km west of Meddawatta.

Meddawatta

Latitude
5.9442° or 5° 56′ 39″ north
Longitude
80.5712° or 80° 34′ 16″ east
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
6MQ2WHVC+MF
Geo­Names ID
11988679
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