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
Mannar Island ( ; ta, மன்னார் தீவு, Maṉṉār tīvu; si, මන්නාරම් දූපත, Mannāram dūpata), formerly spelt Manar Island, which lies off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka, is part of Mannar D ...
.
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 ...
.Mannar Mannar may refer to the following places:
India
* Mannar, Alappuzha, a town in Chengannur Taluk, Kerala
Sri Lanka
* Mannar District, one of 25 districts in Sri Lanka
** Mannar Island, an island within the district
**Mannar Bridge, a bridge connect ...
which links the island to the rest of highway network in Sri Lanka through a causeway.
Development
Being a windy location, Talaimannar is a kitesurf
Kiteboarding or kitesurfing is a sport that involves using wind power with a large power kite to pull a rider across a water, land, or snow surface. It combines aspects of paragliding, surfing, windsurfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, and wak ...
and kiteboard
Kiteboarding is a water-based, kite-powered sport
Kiteboarding may also refer to:
*Snowkiting, a snow based, kite powered sport
*Kite landboarding, a land based, kite powered sport using a four-wheeled board
See also
*Windsport
A windsport is ...
destination. The government proposed a wind farm but was opposed by the local community as the area is a bird sanctuary
An animal sanctuary is a facility where animals are brought to live and to be protected for the rest of their lives. Pattrice Jones, co-founder of VINE Sanctuary defines an animal sanctuary as "a safe-enough place or relationship within the cont ...
.
See also
*Kachchatheevu
Katchatheevu ( ta, கச்சத்தீவு, translit=Kaccattīvu, si, කච්චතීවු, translit=kaccatīvu) is a 163-acre uninhabited island administered by Sri Lanka and was a disputed territory claimed by India until 1976. T ...
*Palk Strait bridge
The Palk Strait bridge is a proposed road and rail bridge over the Palk Strait between Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu (a state in Southern India) and Talaimannar on Mannar Island, an island off the northwestern coast of Sri Lanka.
In June 2015, Nit ...
*Railway stations in Sri Lanka
List of railway stations in Sri Lanka, in alphabetical order, are as follows:
A
* Abanpola railway station, Abanpola, North Western Province
* Agbopura railway station, Agbopura, Eastern Province
* Ahangama railway station, Ahangama, ...
*Transport in Sri Lanka Transport in Sri Lanka is based on its road network, which is centred on the country's commercial capital Colombo. A rail network handles a portion of Sri Lanka's transport needs. There are navigable waterways, harbours and three international airpo ...
References
External links
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Wikimapia
India–Sri Lanka border crossings
Villages in Mannar District
Mannar DS Division