Thiranagama is a village in the southwestern Galle District of

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 ...

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in the Hikkaduwa region (Riff Hotel and Haritha Villas).

Geography

Thiranagama is located by the Indian Ocean, north to Galle and south to Colombo. It is located between the tourist town of Hikkaduwa and

Dodanduwa Dodanduwa is a small coastal town situated in Galle District, Southern Province of Sri Lanka. The town is located approximately north of Galle and south of Colombo. Prior to the Second World War, Dodanduwa was known as the commercial centre f ...

. Thiranagama is the upmarket area of the coastline of Hikkaduwa District.

History

In the 19th century, during the

British Ceylon period The British Ceylon period is the history of Sri Lanka between 1815 and 1948. It follows the fall of the Kingdom of Kandy, Kandyan Kingdom into the hands of the British Empire. It ended over 2300 years of Sinhalese monarchy rule on the island. Th ...

, Hikkaduwa region was ''"the great resort of

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parties from Galle"'' ( Galle was the largest city in southern

Ceylon 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 ...

Transport

Thiranagama railway station is the 43rd stationRailway.gov.lk
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Education

The largest school of Thiranagama is Bodhiraja Maha Vidyalaya with around 280 students.

Beaches

Thiranagama is bordered by one of the most expansive beaches in the South West of Sri Lanka. Extending over , this wide beach is calm and a few quality restaurants. There also are several surf spots there.

Notable people

* Sir

Arthur C. Clarke Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (16 December 191719 March 2008) was an English science-fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film '' 2001: A Spac ...

, author of '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'', owned a holiday home in Thiranagama.The Light Millennium
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References

{{Authority control Populated places in Galle District Populated places in Southern Province, Sri Lanka Seaside resorts in Sri Lanka Tourism in Sri Lanka