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Mannar, Sri Lanka

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Country
  
Sri Lanka

DS Division
  
Mannar

Population
  
35,817 (2011)

Province
  
Northern Province

District
  
Mannar

Area
  
27.85 km²

Local time
  
Monday 1:34 PM

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Time zone
  
Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC+5:30)

Weather
  
32°C, Wind SW at 19 km/h, 69% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Mannar fort, Keeri Beach, Old Christ Church

Neighborhoods
  
Emil Nager, Kullanthai Easu Puram, Peryakamam, Mannar Turkish Village, Selvanagar

Road to mannar sri lanka wilpattu national park


Mannar (Tamil: மன்னார், Sinhalese: මන්නාරම), formerly spelled Manar, is a large town and the main town of Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is governed by an Urban Council. The town is located on Mannar Island overlooking the Gulf of Mannar and is home to the historic Ketheeswaram temple.

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Map of Mannar, Sri Lanka

Mannar is known for its baobab trees and for its fort, built by the Portuguese in 1560 and taken by the Dutch in 1658 and rebuilt; its ramparts and bastions are intact, though the interior is largely destroyed. Formerly the town was renowned as a center of pearl fishing, mentioned in the 2nd-century CE Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. Visually, the modern town is dominated by its Hindu temples, mosques and churches. The Catholic Church has a diocese headquartered in the town. By rail the town is connected to the rest of Sri Lanka by the Mannar Line. It was occupied by LTTE during Sri Lankan Civil War between 1983 and 2009.

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References

Mannar, Sri Lanka Wikipedia