Karunkaali

Karunkaali is a hamlet in Karainagar South West, Karainagar Divisional Secretariat, Northern Province. Karunkaali is situated nearby to the hamlet Vaarivalavu, as well as near Kalapoomy.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kayts Island Fort and Yarlton College.

Kayts Island Fort

Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Kayts Island Fort was built by the Portuguese in 1629 and was abandoned in 1651. In the late 1600s, Dutch controlled the fort when they took over the Kayts island. Kayts Island Fort is situated 3½ km south of Karunkaali.

Yarlton College

School

Yarlton College is a provincial school in Karainagar, Sri Lanka.

Fort Hammenhiel

Hotel

Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort Hammenhiel is a fort built around a small island between the islands of Kayts and Karaitivu of Jaffna Peninsula in Northern Sri Lanka. Fort Hammenhiel is situated 2½ km southwest of Karunkaali.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thankodai and Karainagar.

Thankodai

Hamlet

Thankodai is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province.

Karainagar

Town

Photo: Indi Samarajiva, CC BY 2.0.

Karainagar is located 20 km from Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on the island of Karaitivu. In Tamil, the name is derived from the Tamil word 'kadar-karai' meaning a settlement on the sea coast. Karainagar is the nearest town to Casuarina Beach. Karainagar is situated 2½ km northeast of Karunkaali.

Kayts

Town

Kayts, is a village on Velanai Island, off the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. There are a number of other villages on the island such as Allaippiddi, Mankumpan, Velanai, Saravanai, Puliyankoodal, Suruvil, Naranthanai, Karampon and Melinchimunai. Kayts is situated 4 km south of Karunkaali.

Karunkaali

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Karainagar South West, Karainagar Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

9.72931° or 9° 43′ 46″ north

Longitude

79.863° or 79° 51′ 47″ east

Open location code

6JXXPVH7+P6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4631002365

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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