Place:Batticaloa, Batticaloa, Eastern, Sri Lanka

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NameBatticaloa
TypeCity or town
Coordinates7.717°N 81.7°E
Located inBatticaloa, Eastern, Sri Lanka
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Batticaloa (Maṭṭakkaḷappu; , Maḍakalapuwa) is a major city in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, and its former capital. It is the administrative capital of the Batticaloa District. The city is the seat of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka and is a major commercial centre. It is on the east coast, south of Trincomalee, and is situated on an island. Pasikudah is a popular tourist destination situated northwest with beaches and flat year-round warm-water shallow-lagoons.

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