Unawatuna

Unawatuna is a beach resort town in southern 5 km south of Galle. It can be seen as its suburb, a bustling little community of guest houses, cafes, markets, crafts and bars. The main beach is swimmable year round.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Unawatuna Beach and Closenberg Hotel.

Beach
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Hotel
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is a three star heritage hotel located in , . It is situated on the southern side of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galle.

Photo: Saqib, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is in the of . 's old town with its fortifications have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Unawatuna

Latitude
6.0202° or 6° 1′ 13″ north
Longitude
80.2475° or 80° 14′ 51″ east
Population
10,000
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
6MR226CW+3X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1982730857
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1225514
Wiki­data ID
Q651301
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Urdu—“Unawatuna” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “উনাওয়াতুনা”
  • Cebuano: “Unawatuna”
  • Dutch: “Unawatuna”
  • French: “Unawatuna”
  • German: “Unawatuma Bay”
  • German: “Unawatuna Bay”
  • German: “Unawatuna”
  • Irish: “Unawatuna”
  • Italian: “Unawatuna”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Unawatuna”
  • Norwegian: “Unawatuna”
  • Persian: “اوناواتونا”
  • Russian: “Унаватуна”
  • Sinhala: “උණවටුන”
  • Swedish: “Unawatuna”
  • Tamil: “உனவட்டுனை”
  • Tamil: “උණවටුන”
  • Urdu: “اناواتونا”

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