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5 unusual facts about Batticaloa


Aranthalawa Massacre

a suicide bombing of a Buddhist temple in Batticaloa during celebrations of the Vesak holiday, killing 23 people including many children.

Sri Lankan Tamil Dramas

Jaffna, Colombo, Batticaloa, Mannar and Hill country are some of the regions which have developed dramas involving their traditional identity.

Treaty of Batticaloa

The king also had to acknowledge Dutch imperial possessions in Colombo, Matara, Kalpitiya, Galle, Trincomalee, Mannar, and Batticaloa.

Uchithanai Muharnthaal

Punitha (Neenika) is a 13-year old girl who lives with her parents in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.

William James Parke Hume

Lieutenant Colonel William James Parke Hume, C.M.G. was born on 25 January 1866, in Batticaloa, Ceylon.


Railway turntable

Most are situated at the major railway yards like Kandy, Anuradhapura, Maho, Galoya, Trincomalee, Batticaloa and depots in Dematagoda and Maradana.

Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan

Muralitharan was born in Kiran, a village in the Batticaloa district in eastern Sri Lanka to Vinayagamoorthy, an agriculturist from the Vaisyas Caste (Farming and Business Community).


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