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Mannar

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Mannar Mannar bridge... Mannar is a large district in Srilanka, which is located in Nothern province.  Many people tends to travel there because Mannar was under LTTE terrorist control in last few years.  Now there are more than 35,000 population in mannar and majority of them are Hindus. There are many tourist attracted places in Mannar, such as Light Hose Old Dutch Fort The Baobab tree Old Dutch Fort . . . This fort was build by Portuguise. When Dutch arrived to srilanka they captured this fort and rebuild it. The Baobab tree . . . This tree is considered one of the largest trees in Srilanka.  Also know as Elephant tree. You can realize the size of the tree trunk by comparing with the people near the tree. Apart from above things,  mannar is famous for fish industry and its rich with dry zone bio diversity. Below are some views I captured in mannar . . 

Nagadipa Island

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Nagadeepa Nagadeepa Island is aslo know as Nainativu. It is also a small but important island located in Jaffna peninsula. This is also a famous travel destination in Jaffana. It takes a few minutes of boat ride to reach Nagadeepa island from Jaffna.  Boat services for Nagadeepa island This island has a history which related with Buddhism. Therefore we can see many Buddhist cultural and archaeological and cultural creations in this island. Majority of population in Jaffna  is Tamils. Because of that there some recently created Kovils also can be seen in this island. Its beleived that Naga people lived here in past. Naga people:- A ancient srilankan tribe who worshiped snakes (Naga) Buddhist temple at island (Nagadeepa Viharaya)... Nagadeepa is know as the place where lord Buddha came in his 2nd visit to Srilanka.  Lord Buddha came here to  stop a battle between two Naga kings. Because of this many Buddhists come to this i...

Delft Island

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Delft Island Delft, Neduntheevu or Neduntivu is an island in the Palk Strait, northern Sri Lanka. This island is a famous travel destination in Northern province in Srilanka. We have to face a sea journey more than 1 hour before we reach to Delft fro Jaffna.  There are some families live in this island and all of them are Tamils. This island have their own culture.  Also island is rich with beautiful locations, wild animals and vegetation. Wild horses can be seen almost in every area of the Delft island. The island is quit large and you have to hire a vehicle if you wanna travel throughout island.  There are many places that you should visit in Delft. Places with natural beauty and places with historical heritage are there in Delft. Below images will guide you about those.... Below images were captured from the notice board established for tourists