Karainagar
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Karainagar is located 20 km from Jaffna
, Sri Lanka
, on the Karaitivu (Island)
. In Tamil
, it translates to Coastal-Town (Karai-nagar).
Karainagar island is about 10 square miles (25.9 km²) area and the registered voters 20,000 voted in 1977 national election.
30%of this land can be use for paddy cultivation.
Jaffna
Jaffna is the capital city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna district located on a peninsula of the same name. Jaffna is approximately six miles away from Kandarodai which served as a famous emporium in the Jaffna peninsula from classical...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
, on the Karaitivu (Island)
Karaitivu (Island)
Karaitivu or Kaaraitheevu , is an island linked to Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka by a Causeway. Karainagar is the biggest town on this island....
. In Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
, it translates to Coastal-Town (Karai-nagar).
Karainagar island is about 10 square miles (25.9 km²) area and the registered voters 20,000 voted in 1977 national election.
30%of this land can be use for paddy cultivation.
See also
- Casuarina BeachCasuarina BeachCasuarina Beach is in Karainagar, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka, about 20 kilometers from Jaffna. The Casuarina Beach in Karainagar is also called and written as Casoorina, Cashoorina and few other variants. This is said to be the best beach in the Jaffna Peninsula...
- Karaitivu (Island)Karaitivu (Island)Karaitivu or Kaaraitheevu , is an island linked to Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka by a Causeway. Karainagar is the biggest town on this island....