Kankesanthurai (Tamil: காங்கேசன்துறை, Sinhala: කන්කසන්තුරේ, lit. Port Kankesan), colloquially known as KKS, is a port suburb, fishing division and resort...
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Kankesanthurai Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Kankesanthurai in northern Sri Lanka. Built in 1893, the 22 metres (72 ft) lighthouse has an octagonal masonry...
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The Kankesanthurai Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Jaffna Electoral District, in the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The winner of Kankesanthurai...
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Kankesanthurai Electoral District was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of...
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passenger ferry that connects Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu, India with Kankesanthurai in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. The ferry commenced service on 14 October 2023...
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Kankesanthurai railway station (Tamil: காங்கேசன்துறை தொடருந்து நிலையம் Kāṅkēcaṉtuṟai toṭaruntu nilaiyam) is a railway station in the town of Kankesanthurai...
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District of Western Province The line from Polgahawela Junction to Kankesanthurai The line from Medawachchiya Junction to Talaimannar This line from Gal...
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Kankesanthurai fort (Tamil: காங்கேசன்துறைக் கோட்டை) was a small fort, built by the Dutch in Kankesanthurai, Sri Lanka. The fort was destroyed and there...
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Transport in Sri Lanka (section Kankesanthurai Port)
Transport in Sri Lanka is based on its road network, which is centred on the country's commercial capital Colombo. A rail network handles a portion of...
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line). A new ferry service was planned between the North of Sri Lanka (Kankesanthurai Port) and the South of India, as part of the Sagarmala Programme initiated...
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A by-election for the National State Assembly seat of the Kankesanthurai Electoral District, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka, was held on 6 February 1975. The...
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decades of war, is being rebuilt; in 2015, it was restored to Jaffna and Kankesanthurai at pre-war levels The maximum speed on this line is currently 120 km/h(74 mph)...
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Central and Northern provinces before terminating at the northern port of Kankesanthurai. The line is 339 kilometres (211 mi) long and has 55 stations between...
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in the country Kankesanthurai Harbour Kankesanthurai 09°49′08″N 80°01′57″E / 9.81889°N 80.03250°E / 9.81889; 80.03250 (Kankesanthurai Harbour) Minor...
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00 pm 1.09 am Colombo Fort 3.30 am Night Mail Train M4 Kankesanthurai Night Mail Kankesanthurai 6.00 pm 1.45 am Colombo Fort 4.05 am Night Mail Train M4...
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Badulla and the Northern Line, which runs through to the northern port of Kankesanthurai. Polgahawela's railway station is at the centre of the town and lies...
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located north of Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka in the suburb of Kankesanthurai. One of the oldest shrines of the region, it is the northernmost of...
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Surveillance Command Centre Ship in a suicide attack in the sea near Kankesanthurai. Her death is significant as later females joined the Tamil Tigers at...
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Service frequency Daily Train number(s) 4017 (Colombo Fort-Kankesanthurai) 4018 (Kankesanthurai-Colombo Fort) Technical Track gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)...
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are Chittagong, Mongla, Payra Port. Sri Lankan ports include Jaffna, Kankesanthurai, Batticaloa, and Trincomalee.[citation needed] Myanmar's main sea port...
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1979, SLPA currently operates ports in Colombo, Galle, Hambantota, Kankesanthurai, Oluvil, Point Pedro and Trincomalee. As of 31 March 2013 SLPA had a...
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Elephant Pass fort Fort Beschutter Fort Ostenburg Fort Pyl Kalpitiya fort Kankesanthurai fort Katuwana fort Koddiyar fort Mullaitivu fort Point Pedro fort Ratnapura...
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and 1995, people from the Valikamam North area — including Palaly, Kankesanthurai, Myliddy, Tellippalai and Keerimalai have internally displaced to the...
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of Sri Lanka including Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple, Maviddapuram, Kankesanthurai Nallur Kandaswamy temple, Jaffna, Koneswaram temple, Trincomalee, Verugal...
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trains in the construction work of the rail lines to Talaimannar and Kankesanthurai. Another 6 locomotives were imported in 2012 were named under M10A class...
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Capital of the Northern Province, Jaffna, 8 km from the port town of Kankesanthurai and situated across the Sandilipay - Senthankulam main road. There are...
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Elephant Pass fort Fort Beschutter Fort Ostenburg Fort Pyl Kalpitiya fort Kankesanthurai fort Katuwana fort Koddiyar fort Mullaitivu fort Point Pedro fort Ratnapura...
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Kilinochchi District Kaithady Central Dispensary, Jaffna District Kankesanthurai Central Dispensary, Jaffna District Kokkuvil Central Dispensary, Jaffna...
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resort on the northern coast of Sri Lanka near the town of Kankesanthurai. Formerly Kankesanthurai Rest House, it was taken over by the Sri Lankan military...
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language (ISO 639-3 code), an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria Kankesanthurai, Sri Lanka Kinin–kallikrein system, a hormonal system Kirk Sandall railway...
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