Mutur or Muttur is a town in the
Trincomalee District of
Sri Lanka, located about 25 km south of
Trincomalee
Trincomalee (; ta, திருகோணமலை, translit=Tirukōṇamalai; si, ත්රිකුණාමළය, translit= Trikuṇāmaḷaya), also known as Gokanna and Gokarna, is the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee Dis ...
, on the southern side of Trincomalee Harbour. In
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
it translates to 'ancient village'. Mutur is mostly accessed by sea route. After 2010, a new seaside road was built to link with Trincomalee town via
Kinniya
Kinniya ( ta, கிண்ணியா, translit=Kiṇṇiyā; si, කින්නියා, translit=Kinniyā) is a town located east coast in Trincomalee District of the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. It is located about from the city of Tr ...
.
See also
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Mutur Electoral District Mutur Electoral District was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Mutur in Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. The district was a two-member constituency between ...
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2006 Trincomalee massacre of NGO workers
The 2006 Trincomalee Massacre of NGO Workers, also known as the Muttur Massacre, took place on 4 or 5 August 2006, when 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger (known internationally as , or ''ACF'') were shot at close range in t ...
References
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Towns in Trincomalee District
Muttur DS Division