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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 ...
Northern pintail in Mannar District. Mannar District is unique in its vegetation and wildlife, contrasting with rest of Sri Lanka. Mannar Island is one of the few places in Sri Lanka where baobab trees thrive. Monkeys love the fruit and hence the tree is sometimes known as the monkey-bread tree. [citation needed]
Northern Province is a province of Sri Lanka, containing the Jaffna District, Kilinochchi District, Mannar District, Mullaitivu District, and Vavuniya District. The following is a list of settlements in the province.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... History of Mannar District (1 C, 3 P) P. ... Pages in category "Mannar District"
Archaeological protected monuments in Mannar District (5 P) Pages in category "History of Mannar District" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
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]
For a time during reconstruction the Northern Line operated south of Pallai, while the Mannar Line operates between Medawachchiya and Madhu Road, but by 2015 it was reconstructed past Jaffna to its terminus at Kankesanthirai. Both lines are under reconstruction to restore the original network and upgrade the operating technology used.
The Talaimannar Grama Niladhari Division has a Hindu plurality (49.9%), a significant Roman Catholic population (28.1%) and a significant Buddhist population (14.3%). In comparison, the Mannar Town Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Talaimannar Grama Niladhari Division) has a Roman Catholic majority (54.8%), a significant Hindu population (20.4%) and a significant Muslim population (17 ...