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A narrow single lane bridge and causeway linking Mannar island to the mainland was built in the 1930s. [1] [2] Parts of the bridge collapsed in 1990 after it was blown up by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. [1] [2] A temporary bailey bridge was built but it could not accommodate vehicles over 10 tonnes. [1] [2]
Some of the free software mentioned here does not have detailed maps (or maps at all) or the ability to follow streets or type in street names (no geocoding). However, in many cases, it is also that which makes the program free (and sometimes open source [ 1 ] ), avoid the need of an Internet connection, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and make it very ...
Mannar Causeway. The main settlements on the island are Mannar and Erukkulampiddi on its eastern coast, and Pesalai on its northern coast, all connected by the A14 road which leads across the bridge to mainland Sri Lanka. [citation needed] Talaimannar, on the north-western coast of the island, is the terminus for the Mannar railway line. [6]
[1] [2] The fort fell to the Dutch in 1658, and they rebuilt the fort in 1696. In 1795 the British occupied the fort following the surrender by the Dutch. [3] [4] It is a square-shaped fort with four bastions and is located next to the new bridge that connects the mainland with the Mannar Island. [5]
Adam's Bridge with Mannar Island in the foreground. An Integrated Strategic Environmental Assessment of Northern Province produced by the government with the assistance of United Nations Development Programme and United Nations Environment Programme and published in October 2014 recommended that a national park with an area of 18,990 ha (46,925 acres) be created on the Sri Lankan section of ...
Between the 5th century BC and 13th century AD, what is now Mannar District was part of Rajarata. Parts Mannar District were thereafter part of the pre-colonial Jaffna kingdom. [4] The district then came under Portuguese, Dutch and British control. In 1815 the British gained control of the entire island of Ceylon. They divided the island into ...
Mannar Island, an island within the district; Mannar Bridge, a bridge connecting the island to the mainland; Mannar, Sri Lanka, a large town on the island; Mannar Electoral District, an historical electoral district between 1947 and 1989; Mannar line, railway line which runs onto the island via a separate bridge
Mannar: 7 September 1973: Ancient rampart and moat [4] Mannar baobab tree: Pallimunai: Mannar: 28 January 1955 [5] Mannar fort: Mannar: 11 April 1974 [6] Mannar Island Lighthouse (old) (Urumalai light house) Urumalai: Talaimannar Village South: Mannar: 25 March 2016: Old light house [2] Mundanputti doss house: Mundanputti: Manthai West: 17 May ...