Uppukulam
Uppukulam is in Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Uppukulam is situated nearby to St Sebastian’s Church, Karampon, as well as near St. James‘ Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kayts Island Fort and Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam.
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 1 km west of Uppukulam.
Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam
School
Photo: Kaytsfan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam is a provincial school in Karampon, Sri Lanka. Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam is situated 1 km south of Uppukulam.
Fort Hammenhiel
Hotel
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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 2 km northwest of Uppukulam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kayts and Karainagar.
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.
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 5 km northeast of Uppukulam.
Thankodai
Hamlet
Thankodai is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province. Thankodai is situated 6 km north of Uppukulam.
Uppukulam
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.69829° or 9° 41′ 54″ northLongitude
79.85997° or 79° 51′ 36″ eastOpen location code
6JXXMVX5+8XOpenStreetMap ID
way 521122049OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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