Mannar, formerly spelled Manar, is the main town of Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is governed by an Urban Council. The town is located on Mannar Island overlooking the Gulf of Mannar and is home to the historic Ketheeswaram temple. In the Tamil language, Mannar means 'raised place [of sand]', which is thought to have come from the geology of Mannar Island which was formed by the accumulation of sand.
From the Wikipedia article Mannar, Sri Lanka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Towns around Mannar
- Rameswaram70 km NW
- Vavuniya73 km E
- Jaffna77 km N
- Pāmban80 km NW
- Mandapam89 km W
- Anuradhapura96 km SE
- Valvedditturai97 km N
- Point Pedro100 km NE
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