Batticaloa Lighthouse
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Creative Commons Photo by
Markus Spring
taken on 2008 after USAID renovations.
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Batticaloa Lighthouse is located few kilometres from the town of Batticaloa
on the Bar Road. It takes approx 15-20 minutes drive from the town to
the light house. This is round masonry tower with 5 windows, lantern
and gallery, painted white.
This lighthouse was built in 1913 by the British and is 28 meters in height.
After being neglected for years due the LTTE Terrorists activities in
this area, In December 2003, the east coast of Sri Lanka was badly effected
by a major tsunami. But the lighthouse suffered only minor damage. With
the foreign aid agencies visiting this area after the tsunami it got
a much needed face lift with USAID tsunami relief funds.
Map
Created :December 27, 2009
Updated :
December 27, 2009
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