Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
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The Eastern Province is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal sta
Sunset over Batticaloa Lagoon
Batticaloa Fort, built by the Portuguese in 1628
Batticaloa-Polonnaruwa Road
New Oddamavadi Bridge
Trincomalee
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Trincomalee, also known historically as Gokanna and Gokarna, is the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee District and major resort port city of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. Located on the ea
Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
…Between 1988 and 2006 the province was temporarily merged with the Northern Province to form the North Eastern Province. The capital of the province is Trincomalee. Kalmunai is the largest and most populous city of Eastern Province. In 1815 the British gained control of the entire island of Ceylon. They divided…
View of Trincomalee Bay
Uppuveli Beach in Trincomalee city, a coastal resort city, with Konesar Malai in background
Procession of Koneswaram idol pooja in Trincomalee city
Nilaveli Beach just north of the city, near where one of the earliest stone inscriptions mentioning the holy city was discovered