Manthikai

Manthikai is a locality in Vadamaradchi North Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province. Manthikai is situated near the locality Puloli South, as well as near Varattuppalai.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Nelliady Madhya Maha Vidyalayam and Velautham Maha Vidyalayam.

Nelliady Madhya Maha Vidyalayam

School

Nelliady Central College is a national school in Nelliady, Sri Lanka.

Velautham Maha Vidyalayam

School

Velautham Maha Vidyalayam is a provincial school in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka.

Point Pedro Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Point Pedro in northern Sri Lanka. Built in 1916, the 32 metres white lighthouse has a round masonry tower with lantern and gallery. The lighthouse is dwarfed by a vast communication tower for the Sri Lanka Navy. Point Pedro Lighthouse is situated 4 km northeast of Manthikai.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Point Pedro and Nelliyady.

Point Pedro

Town

Photo: Mayooresan, GFDL.

Point Pedro, also known as Paruthithurai is a town, located in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka, at the northernmost point of the island. Cotton is produced around Point Pedro in the fertile calcic red latosol soils.

Nelliyady

Town

Nelliady is a town in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. It is one of the busiest towns in Jaffna district. After many coastal areas of Sri Lanka were devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami many people settled further inland, in towns including Nelliady.

Valvettithurai

Town

Photo: Anton 17, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Valvettithurai, sometimes shortened as VVT or Valvai, is a coastal town of Jaffna District on the northeast coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in Northern Province, Sri Lanka governed by an Urban Council of the same name. Valvettithurai is situated 6 km west of Manthikai.

Manthikai

Type: Locality
Location: Vadamaradchi North Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

9.8028° or 9° 48′ 10″ north

Longitude

80.2238° or 80° 13′ 26″ east

Elevation

9 metres (30 feet)

Open location code

6MX2R63F+4G

GeoNames ID

11989418

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Manthikai and Puloli South.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kavadivirai Kulam and Maiekaram Kulam.

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