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Thiranagama

Coordinates: 6°08′N 80°07′E / 6.133°N 80.117°E / 6.133; 80.117
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Thiranagama
Sinhala: තිරාණගම
Tamil: திரணகம
Thiranagama is located in Sri Lanka
Thiranagama
Thiranagama
Coordinates: 6°08′N 80°07′E / 6.133°N 80.117°E / 6.133; 80.117
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province
DistrictGalle
Divisional secretariat (DS)Hikkaduwa Divisional secretariat
Grama Niladhari (GN)Ten Grama Niladharis
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Post Code
80244[1]

Thiranagama is a village in the southwestern Galle District of Sri Lanka,[2] known for its luxury hotels[3] including the only two 5-star hotels in the Hikkaduwa region (Riff Hotel[4] and Haritha Villas[5]).

Geography

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Thiranagama is located by the Indian Ocean, 16 km (9.9 mi) north to Galle and 99 km (62 mi) south to Colombo. It is located between the tourist town of Hikkaduwa and Dodanduwa. Thiranagama is the upmarket area[6][7] of the 24 km (15 mi) coastline of Hikkaduwa District.

History

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In the 19th century, during the British Ceylon period, Hikkaduwa region was "the great resort of picnic parties from Galle"[8] (Galle was the largest city in southern Ceylon).

Transport

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Thiranagama railway station
Galle (14 km from Thiranagama)
Thiranagama beach

Thiranagama railway station is the 43rd station[9] of the Coastal Line linking Colombo to Matara. It is located 97.8 km (60.8 mi)[9] from Colombo station. Nine trains stop there daily.[10]

Education

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The largest school of Thiranagama is Bodhiraja Maha Vidyalaya with around 280 students.[11]

Beaches

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Thiranagama is bordered by one of the most expansive beaches in the South West of Sri Lanka. Extending over 3 km (1.9 mi), this wide beach is calm and a few quality restaurants.[12] There also are several surf spots there.

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Postage.lk
  2. ^ The Ceylon Government Gazette, Department of Government Print, Colombo, 1970, p. 45
  3. ^ Suite Lanka
  4. ^ Google.lk
  5. ^ cnn.com
  6. ^ Suite Lanka
  7. ^ Thiranagama GN
  8. ^ John Whitchurch Bennett, Ceylon and Its Capabilities, 1843, p. 369
  9. ^ a b Railway.gov.lk
  10. ^ Sri Lanka Trains lktrains.com
  11. ^ EduportalBD
  12. ^ AtEaseHotel.com.
  13. ^ The Light Millennium