17 relations: Batticaloa District, Broad-gauge railway, Districts of Sri Lanka, Divisional Secretariats of Sri Lanka, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean, List of sovereign states, Muslim, Pasikudah, Provinces of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Railways, Tamils, The American Batticaloa Development Fund, Town, Valaichchenai, Valaichchenai Paper Mill.
Batticaloa District
Batticaloa District (மட்டக்களப்பு மாவட்டம் Maṭṭakkaḷappu Māvaṭṭam; මඩකලපුව දිස්ත්රික්කය maḍakalapūva distrikkaya) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country.
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Broad-gauge railway
A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge broader than the standard-gauge railways.
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Districts of Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, districts (Distrikka, மாவட்டம்) are the second-level administrative divisions, and are included in a province.
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Divisional Secretariats of Sri Lanka
The districts of Sri Lanka are divided into administrative sub-units known as divisional secretariats.
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Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
The Eastern Province (கிழக்கு மாகாணம் Kil̮akku Mākāṇam; නැගෙනහිර පළාත Næ̆gĕnahira Paḷāta) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country.
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Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering (approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface).
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List of sovereign states
This list of sovereign states provides an overview of sovereign states around the world, with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.
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Muslim
A Muslim (مُسلِم) is someone who follows or practices Islam, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion.
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Pasikudah
Pasikudah or Pasikuda (பாசிக்குடா; පාසිකුඩා; (Pronounced Paasikkudah - historic Tamil translation "Green-Algae-Bay") is a coastal resort town located 35 kilometers northwest of Batticaloa, Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka. Historically a small Tamil hamlet alongside nearby Kalkudah, it used to be a popular tourist destination, however suffered huge devastation following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the Sri Lankan Civil War. Foreign travel to Pasikudah has recently increased due to growth in investment and development. It is home to the Pasikudah Mariamman temple. Pasikudah is easily accessible from the cities of Trincomalee and Batticaloa. The nearest airport to Pasikudah is Batticaloa Airport, which has scheduled flights operating from Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport.
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Provinces of Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, provinces (translit; translit) are the first level administrative division.
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා; Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea.
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Sri Lanka Railways
The Sri Lanka Railway Department (more commonly known as Sri Lanka Railways (SLR)) (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා දුම්රිය සේවය Śrī Laṃkā Dumriya Sēvaya; Tamil: இலங்கை புகையிரத சேவைகள்) is Sri Lanka's railway owner and primary operator.
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Tamils
The Tamil people, also known as Tamilar, Tamilans, or simply Tamils, are a Dravidian ethnic group who speak Tamil as their mother tongue and trace their ancestry to the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the Indian Union territory of Puducherry, or the Northern, Eastern Province and Puttalam District of Sri Lanka.
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The American Batticaloa Development Fund
The American-Batticaloa Development Fund (ABDF.org) is a small American-based non-profit development organization operating in the Batticaloa District of Sri Lanka.
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Town
A town is a human settlement.
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Valaichchenai
Valaichchenai is a town in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.
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Valaichchenai Paper Mill
Valaichchenai Paper Mill is a state-owned paper mill located in the town of Valaichchenai, Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka.
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