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Trincomalee

Trincomalee (Tamil: திருகோணமலை Tirukōṇamalai, Sinhalese: ත්‍රිකුණාමළය Trikuṇāmalaya) is the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee District and major resort port city of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. Located on the east coast of the island overlooking the Trincomalee Harbour, 113 miles south of Jaffna and 69 miles north of Batticaloa, Trincomalee has been one of the main centres of Tamil language speaking culture on the island for over two millennia. With a population of 99,135, the city is built on a peninsula of the same name, which divides its inner and outer harbours. People from Trincomalee are known as Trincomalians and the local authority is Trincomalee Urban Council. Trincomalee city is home to the famous Koneswaram temple alluded to in its historic Tamil name Thirukonamalai and is home to other historical monuments such as the Bhadrakali Amman Temple, Trincomalee, the Trincomalee Hindu Cultural Hall and, opened in 1897, the Trincomalee Hindu College. Trincomalee is also the site of the Trincomalee railway station and an ancient ferry service to Jaffna and the south side of the harbour at Muttur.

Trincomalee (disambiguation)

Trincomalee may refer to:

  • Trincomalee, a town in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
  • Trincomalee District, a district in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
  • Trincomalee Electoral District, a multi-member electoral district of Sri Lanka
  • Trincomalee Electoral District (1947–1989), a former single-member electoral district of Sri Lanka
  • Trincomalee Harbour, a large natural harbour in the town of Trincomalee
  • 1995 Trincomalee massacre, also known as 1996 Trincomalee massacre or 1996 Killiveddy massacre or Kumarapuram massacre, refers to the murder of 24 civilians allegedly by the Sri Lankan security forces on February 11, 1996 in a village called Kumarapuram in the district of Trincomalee
  • 2006 Trincomalee massacre, a massacre of five high school students in Trincomalee
  • 2006 Trincomalee massacre of NGO workers, also known as the Muttur massacre, refers to the massacre of 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger in August 2006 in the town of Muttur, Trincomalee District
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