Kantale
Kantale
කන්තලේ கந்தளாய் | |
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UTC+5:30 (Time in Sri Lanka) | |
Postal code | 31300 [2] |
Area code | 026[3] |
Kantale (Sinhala: කන්තලේ, romanized: Kantalē; Tamil: கந்தளாய், romanized: Kantaḷāy) is a town in the Trincomalee District in eastern Sri Lanka. The town is located 38 km (24 mi) south-west of Trincomalee.
According to the ancient chronicle,
One of the oldest tanks in Sri Lanka, the Kantale Tank gives water to a vast area for paddy[7] and sugar cane plantations[8] as well as for human consumption in Trincomalee and the adjoining areas.
See also
References
- ^ "lk.geoview.info". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Postal code database". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Sri Lankan Dialing Area Code Numbers". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ISBN 9780521521024.
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- ^ "Mahaweli Ganga". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
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- ^ Wettasinghe, Chandeepa (12 October 2016). "Local Sugar Industry attracts Foreign Interest". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 26 October 2016.