Talaimannar ( ta, தலைமன்னார்; si, තලෙයිමන්නාරම) is a settlement in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
located on the northwestern coast of
Mannar Island.
Transport
Sri Lanka's northern railway line was destroyed, disrupted or neglected during the 30-year
Sri Lankan civil war, which ended in May 2009.
[ The Mannar railway line, rebuilt by an Indian company, was reopened by Indian Prime Minister ]Narendra Modi
Narendra Damodardas Modi (; born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament from ...
in 2015. The pier is served by a station of the Sri Lanka Railways
The Sri Lanka Railway Department (more commonly known as Sri Lanka Railways (SLR)) ( Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා දුම්රිය සේවය ''Śrī Laṃkā Dumriya Sēvaya''; Tamil: இலங்கை புகையிரத ...
with railway terminus at Talaimannar which connects Talaimannar to rail network in Sri Lanka via Medawachchiya
Medawachchiya is a town in the Anuradhapura District, North Central Province of Sri Lanka. Situated 27 km from Anuradhapura, on the '' A9'' Jaffna - Kandy main road, it is 229 km from Colombo. Medawachchiya is also the point from which ...
.
Development
Being a windy location, Talaimannar is a kitesurf and kiteboard destination. The government proposed a wind farm but was opposed by the local community as the area is a bird sanctuary.
See also
* Kachchatheevu
* Palk Strait bridge
* Railway stations in Sri Lanka
* Transport in Sri Lanka
References
External links
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Wikimapia
India–Sri Lanka border crossings
Villages in Mannar District
Mannar DS Division