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Trincomalee

#1066 in World

Sri Lanka

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Population
101K
Coordinates
8.5922, 81.2337
Category
cities

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Trincomalee, also known historically as Gokanna and 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, Trincomalee has been one of the main centres of Sri Lankan Tamil speaking culture on the island for nearly a millennium.

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