Kiran, Sri Lanka
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Kiran is a town
in the Batticaloa District
of Sri Lanka
. It is located 25 km north-west of the district capital Batticaloa
.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the Batticaloa District
Batticaloa District
Batticaloa district is one of the 25 administrative districts of Sri Lanka. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The headquarters is located in Batticaloa town...
of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. It is located 25 km north-west of the district capital Batticaloa
Batticaloa
Batticaloa is a city in the Eastern province of Sri Lanka. It is the seat of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka. It is on the east coast, south by south east of Trincomalee, and is situated on an island.-Etymology:...
.
See also
- Karuna Amman
- Poopathy KanapathipillaiPoopathy KanapathipillaiPoopathy Kanapathipillu also known as Annai Poopathy was born in a small ancient Tamil village of Kiran in Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka. She was a mother of 10 and grandmother of one...