Trincomalee
Trincomalee (English: /ˌtrɪŋkoʊməˈliː/; Tamil: திருகோணமலை; Sinhala: ත්රිකුණාමළය) also known as Gokanna/Gokarna,[1] is a city in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee District and a major port city. The city is on the east coast of the island. It overlooks the Trincomalee Harbour. Trincomalee is 237 kilometres (147 mi) north-east of Colombo, 182 kilometres (113 mi) south-east of Jaffna and 111 kilometres (69 mi) miles north of Batticaloa. It has been one of the main centres of Sri Lankan Tamil language speaking culture on the island for over 2000 years. 99,135 people lived there in 2021.[2] The city is built on a peninsula of the same name. This peninsula divides its inner and outer harbours. People from Trincomalee are known as Trincomalians. The local authority is Trincomalee Urban Council. Trincomalee city is home to the famous Koneswaram temple. It is from this temple that it got its historic Tamil name Thirukonamalai. The town is home to other historical monuments. These include the Bhadrakali Amman Temple, Trincomalee, the Trincomalee Hindu Cultural Hall and the Trincomalee Hindu College. The college opened in 1897.
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திருகோணமலை ත්රිකුණාමලය | |
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| City of Trincomalee | |
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| Coordinates: 8°34′0″N 81°14′0″E / 8.56667°N 81.23333°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Eastern |
| District | Trincomalee |
| DS Division | Town & Gravets |
| Government | |
| • Type | Urban Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 99,135 |
| • Density | 13,220/km2 (34,230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 |
Trincomalee Media
Robert Morden's 1688 map of the island with Trincomalee on the northeast coast.
Uppuveli Beach in Trincomalee city, a coastal resort city, with Konesar Malai in background
Procession of Koneswaram idol pooja in Trincomalee city
Antonio Bocarro's 1635 map of temples of Trincomalee promontory.
Nilaveli Beach just north of the city, near where one of the earliest stone inscriptions mentioning the holy city was discovered
1775 Mannevillette Map of Trincomalee
Koneswaram temple shrine, Trincomalee
1782 Battle of Trincomalee in the American Revolutionary War.
Prima Flour Factory to the right, Trincomalee city
Trincomalee WWII War Cemetery
References
- ↑ "Trincomalee – Sri Lanka". britannica.com. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer.[dead link]