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.
- Building
- …is also known as “Karanagar Lighthouse”
- …stands 30 metres (98 feet) tall
- Description: lighthouse in Sri Lanka
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 Karainagar.
Karainagar
Karainagar is located 20 km from Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on the island of Karaitivu. Karainagar is situated 3½ km southeast of Kovilan Point Lighthouse.
Kayts
Town
Kayts, is a village on Velanai Island, off the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. Kayts is situated 8 km south of Kovilan Point Lighthouse.
Kovilan Point Lighthouse
- Category: lighthouse
- Location
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Latitude
9.76181° or 9° 45′ 43″ north
Longitude
79.86329° or 79° 51′ 48″ east
Open location code
6JXXQV67+P8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Sinhala—“Kovilan Point Lighthouse” goes by many names.
ကိုဗီလန်အငူမီးပြတိုက်Burmese
කෝවිලන් තුඩුව ප්රදීපාගාරයSinhala
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Highlights include Kovil and Casuarina Beach.
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