Mutur, also spelled Muthur or Muttur, is a town in the
Trincomalee District
Trincomalee District ( ; ) is one of the 25 Districts of Sri Lanka, districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a Government Agent (Sri Lanka), D ...
of
Sri Lanka
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, located about 25 km south of
Trincomalee
Trincomalee (; , ; , ), historically known as Gokanna and Gokarna, is the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee District and major resort port city of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. Located on the east coast o ...
, on the southern side of Trincomalee Harbour. In
Tamil
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People, culture and language
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**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
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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 (; ) is a town on the east coast of Sri Lanka, in the Trincomalee District of the Eastern Province. It is about from the city of Trincomalee and from Colombo. Located in Sri Lanka's dry zone, the Kinniya region often experiences hot a ...
.
It is said that the business of pearl bathing was popular in the early days of this city, which depends on the sea and hence the name Muttur was given to this town. But over time, the name has changed to Maruvi Muthur.
Muslim
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people live here and
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
People, culture and language
* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
people live in
Sampur, the eastern part of Muthur.
In 2006, it was the site of a
massacre
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of employees of the non-governmental organization
Action Against Hunger
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.
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 ...
*
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 ...
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Towns in Trincomalee District
Muttur DS Division