Batticaloa Lagoon is a very large estuarine lagoon in Batticaloa District, eastern Sri Lanka. The city of Batticaloa is located on land between the lagoon and the Indian Ocean. The lagoon is surrounded by a densely populated region used for cultivating rice, coconut and other crops. The land is used for prawn fishing, shrimp farming and rice cultiv...
Foul Point. The Chapel Hill lighthouse lies on the North of the Trincomalee Harbour. This lighthouse is currently operated by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. Its focal plane is 111 m (364 ft) with white flash every 10 seconds....
The Portuguese completed the construction of the Fort in Trincomalee in 1624 after destroying the Koneswaram Temple on Swami Rock. Originally the Fort had only three Bastions but when it was captured by the Dutch in 1639 it was abandoned, and later re-fortified in 1675 and named Fort Fedrick. In 1795 the British captured it after a four-day bombard...
Tiriyayi, located 35 km off Trincomalee, is a place of Buddhist interest. Ruins of an ancient Buddhist monastery have been discovered here. A Sanskrit inscription on a rock names the shrine Giri Kandi Caitiya. Trincomalee and its environs are sacred to the Buddhist as to the Hindus....
This group of seven natural hot springs lies off the Anuradhapura-Trincomalee road in Kanniya. The hot springs are of varying temperatures and have tall walls built to separate them from each other and shorter bounding walls have been built around the springs to create wells so that the water can be used for bathing. The water from the wells is con...
Located on the Polonnaruwa-Trincomalee road, the Kantale Tank is an ancient reservoir built by King Aggabodhi II (604-614 AD) covering an extent of 3,750 hectares. Constructed for the irrigation of crops in this arid region, its source of water is the Mahaweli River, the longest in the island, which flows out to the sea at Trincomalee. ...
Located in Trincomalee, the Koneswaram Temple was constructed by King Kulokoddan in the third Kaliyugaya, and consists of 1,000 columns, according to an inscription found on the doorway to the Fortress this Temple. ...
Next to Koneswaram Temple is Lover’s Leap. The name kind of gives it away but it is indeed a favourite suicide spot, with a sheer drop to the ocean crashing against the rocks below. There’s a memorial and shelter, commemorating the legend behind the name.
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One of the most beautiful beaches in Trincomalee and a famous beach in Sri Lanka, Marble Beach is situated near the China Bay Air Force camp. If the sea is not rough you can see the surface shining like a marble. The beach is maintained by the Air Force, which also operates a nice restaurant where you can have a meal....
Close your eyes and imagine a paradise beach, once you visit Nilaveli you will finally realize that it actually exists. Creamy white sand with a tinge of gold, aquamarine crystal clear waters which are perfectly luke warm, brilliant sun shine and a cool salty sea breeze. Deserted during the civil war Nilaveli is now opened up again to show tourists...
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