Explore Batticaloa: Attractions, Famous Places & More

Province

North Western

Population

64,908

Area

6.73 km2 (6.46 sq mi)

CLOSEST Airport

189 KM

OVERVIEW

Batticaloa is reemerging as a travel destination after three-decades of civil war. Fabled as the land of the singing fish, this city adorned by breathtaking lagoons is also the home for a long-forgotten community of Sri Lanka’s indigenous people.

Travel to Batticaloa

Airport
Negombo
Dankotuwa
Marawila
Madampe
Chilaw
Bangadeniya
Madurankuli
Palaviya
Kalpitiya

Pasikudah Beach Another one of Sri Lanka’s famous beaches, Passikudah has gained immense popularity for its calming blue waters that stretches for miles and miles into the ocean.

Kallady Bridge The oldest and the longest iron bridge in Sri Lanka, it is more famous for the its singing fish that are believed to produce a range of sounds to produce something akin to a melody.

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Batticaloa