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About Trincomalee

Trincomalee also known as Gokanna/Gokarna, 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, 237 km north-east of Colombo, 182 km south-east of Jaffna and 111 km miles north of Batticaloa, Trincomalee has been one of the main centres of Sri Lankan 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 from where it developed and earned its historic Tamil name Thirukonamalai. The town 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.

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Trips to Trincomalee

Anuradhapura to Trincomalee Galle Sri Lanka to Trincomalee Matara to Trincomalee Colombo to Trincomalee Kandy to Trincomalee Galoya Junction to Trincomalee Point Pedro to Trincomalee Akkaraipattu to Trincomalee Alawwa to Trincomalee Ella to Trincomalee Hambantota to Trincomalee Kekirawa to Trincomalee London to Trincomalee Thoppur to Trincomalee Horana South to Trincomalee New Delhi to Trincomalee Beruwala to Trincomalee Madurai to Trincomalee Siyambalanduwa to Trincomalee Kilinochchi to Trincomalee Pinnawala to Trincomalee Polonnaruwa District to Trincomalee Hikkaduwa to Trincomalee Giriulla to Trincomalee Coimbatore to Trincomalee Wadduwa to Trincomalee Haputhale to Trincomalee Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Swamy Temple to Trincomalee St Joseph s Boys High School to Trincomalee Chenkalady to Trincomalee Taj Samudra Colombo to Trincomalee Heritance Kandalama Sigiriya to Trincomalee Nochchiyagama to Trincomalee Krishnapatnam Port to Trincomalee Athens to Trincomalee Hanthana Mountain Range to Trincomalee Tirunallar Dharbaranyeswarar Temple to Trincomalee Dehiattakandiya to Trincomalee Koggala Station to Trincomalee Polonnaruwa Vatadage to Trincomalee Vavuniya Station to Trincomalee R V S College of Engineering and Technology to Trincomalee Balapitiya to Trincomalee Sheraton Grand Bangalore Hotel at Brigade Gateway to Trincomalee Kottawa to Trincomalee Maldives to Trincomalee Kīl Bhuvanagiri to Trincomalee Pinnawela Zoo to Trincomalee Pahala Maragahawewa to Trincomalee Komari to Trincomalee

Trips from Trincomalee

Trincomalee to Anuradhapura Trincomalee to Arugam Bay Trincomalee to Hambantota Trincomalee to Kalmunai Trincomalee to Ella Trincomalee to Jaffna Trincomalee to Embilipitiya Trincomalee to Pottuvil Trincomalee to Weligama Trincomalee to Nuwara Eliya Trincomalee to Mahiyangana Trincomalee to Badulla Trincomalee to Negombo Station Trincomalee to Mahiyanganaya Trincomalee to Kochuveli Trincomalee to Ragama Trincomalee to Dikwella Trincomalee to Valaichchenai EP Trincomalee to Ritigala Trincomalee to Kandy Station Trincomalee to Hikkaduwa Trincomalee to Bandarawela Trincomalee to Sinharaja Forest Reserve Trincomalee to Maho Trincomalee to Kalkudah Trincomalee to Point Pedro Trincomalee to Kitulgala Trincomalee to Wadduwa Trincomalee to Anah Trincomalee to Cuddalore Trincomalee to Thiruparankundram Dargah Land Trincomalee to Balangoda Trincomalee to Eravur Town Trincomalee to Chichén Itzá Trincomalee to Polonnaruwa District Trincomalee to Wirawila Ara Trincomalee to Unawatuna Beach Trincomalee to Kandalama Reservoir Trincomalee to Wasgamuwa National Park Trincomalee to Mannuthy Trincomalee to Kottiyam Trincomalee to Venkateswara Temple Trincomalee to Karnataka State Open University Trincomalee to Talalla South Trincomalee to Talalla North Trincomalee to Gal Oya North Central Sri Lanka Trincomalee to Chunnakam Trincomalee to Yala Junction Trincomalee to Polgahawela Station Trincomalee to Hambanthota Harbour