Kovilan Point Lighthouse
Kovalam Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the island of Karaitivu in northern Sri Lanka. The lighthouse, built in 1916, is a 30 metres white round masonry tower.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Sangee1495, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yarlton College.
Yarlton College
School
Yarlton College is a provincial school in Karainagar, Sri Lanka. Yarlton College is situated 2½ km southeast of Kovilan Point Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thankodai and Chulipuram.
Chulipuram
Village
Chulipuram is a village in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. Its area is 7.5 km2. It is located about 16 kilometers north-west of Jaffna town along the Karainagar-Manipay-Jaffna road AB17. The Victoria College, Chulipuram is the main icon of Chulipuram. Chulipuram is situated 9 km east of Kovilan Point Lighthouse.
Kovilan Point Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Sri Lanka
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.76183° or 9° 45′ 43″ northLongitude
79.86327° or 79° 51′ 48″ eastOpen location code
6JXXQV67+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 3220223513OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q18343856
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In Other Languages
“Kovilan Point Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ကိုဗီလန်အငူမီးပြတိုက်”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kovil and Casuarina Beach.
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