Tangalle, the Glossary
Tangalle (Sinhala තංගල්ල, தங்காலை) (also known as Tangalla) is a large town in Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council.[1]
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33 relations: Beach, Black-capped kingfisher, Blowhole (geology), Ceylon Today, Colombo, Country, Daily News (Sri Lanka), Dutch Ceylon, Glossy ibis, Green sea turtle, Hambantota District, Hawksbill sea turtle, Hummanaya, Leatherback sea turtle, Loggerhead sea turtle, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Mangrove, Matara, Sri Lanka, Mulkirigala Raja Maha Vihara, Nakulugamuwa, Olive ridley sea turtle, Postal code, Sinhala language, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan junglefowl, Tangalle Boys' School, Tangalle fort, Telephone numbering plan, The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), Town, Urban councils of Sri Lanka, Western reef heron.
- Port cities and towns in Sri Lanka
- Seaside resorts in Sri Lanka
Beach
A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles.
Black-capped kingfisher
The black-capped kingfisher (Halcyon pileata) is a tree kingfisher which is widely distributed in tropical Asia from India east to China, Korea and Southeast Asia.
See Tangalle and Black-capped kingfisher
Blowhole (geology)
In geology, a blowhole or marine geyser is formed as sea caves grow landward and upward into vertical shafts and expose themselves toward the surface, which can result in hydraulic compression of seawater that is released through a port from the top of the blowhole.
See Tangalle and Blowhole (geology)
Ceylon Today
Ceylon Today is an English language Sri Lankan daily newspaper published by Ceylon Newspapers (Private) Limited.
Colombo
Colombo (translit,; translit) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. Tangalle and Colombo are port cities and towns in Sri Lanka.
Country
A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity.
Daily News (Sri Lanka)
The Daily News is an English-language newspaper in Sri Lanka.
See Tangalle and Daily News (Sri Lanka)
Dutch Ceylon
Dutch Ceylon (ලන්දේසි ලංකාව; ஒல்லாந்த இலங்கை) was a governorate established in present-day Sri Lanka by the Dutch East India Company.
Glossy ibis
The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a water bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae.
Green sea turtle
The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a species of large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae.
See Tangalle and Green sea turtle
Hambantota District
Hambantota District (හම්බන්තොට දිස්ත්රික්කය hambantoṭa distrikkaya; அம்பாந்தோட்டை மாவட்டம் Ampāntōṭṭai māvaṭṭam) is a district in Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
See Tangalle and Hambantota District
Hawksbill sea turtle
The hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae.
See Tangalle and Hawksbill sea turtle
Hummanaya
Hummanaya Blowhole is the only known blowhole in Sri Lanka and it is considered to be the second largest blowhole in the world.
Leatherback sea turtle
The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), sometimes called the lute turtle, leathery turtle or simply the luth, is the largest of all living turtles and the heaviest non-crocodilian reptile, reaching lengths of up to and weights of.
See Tangalle and Leatherback sea turtle
Loggerhead sea turtle
The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is a species of oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world.
See Tangalle and Loggerhead sea turtle
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Mahinda Rajapaksa (මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ; மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ; born Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa; 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician.
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Mangrove
A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows mainly in coastal saline or brackish water.
Matara, Sri Lanka
Matara (translit) is a major city in Sri Lanka, on the southern coast of Southern Province.
See Tangalle and Matara, Sri Lanka
Mulkirigala Raja Maha Vihara
Mulkirigala Raja Maha Vihara (also known as Mulgirigala Raja Maha Vihara) (මුල්කිරිගල රජමහා විහාරය) is an ancient Buddhist temple in Mulkirigala, Sri Lanka.
See Tangalle and Mulkirigala Raja Maha Vihara
Nakulugamuwa
Nakulugamuwa (නාකුලුගමුව) is a village in the Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka.
Olive ridley sea turtle
The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae.
See Tangalle and Olive ridley sea turtle
Postal code
A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail.
Sinhala language
Sinhala (Sinhala: සිංහල), sometimes called Sinhalese, is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, who make up the largest ethnic group on the island, numbering about 16 million.
See Tangalle and Sinhala language
Southern Province, Sri Lanka
The Southern Province (දකුණු පළාත Dakuṇu Paḷāta, தென் மாகாணம் Theṉ Mākāṇam) of Sri Lanka is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country.
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.
Sri Lankan junglefowl
The Sri Lankan junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii sometimes spelled Gallus lafayetii), also known as the Ceylon junglefowl or Lafayette's junglefowl, is a member of the Galliformes bird order which is endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is the national bird.
See Tangalle and Sri Lankan junglefowl
Tangalle Boys' School
Tangalle National Boys' School was established in 1879 and is the oldest Christian missionary school in the Hambantota District.
See Tangalle and Tangalle Boys' School
Tangalle fort
Tangalle Fort (translit; translit) is a small Dutch fort located in the coastal town of Tangalle, Sri Lanka.
See Tangalle and Tangalle fort
Telephone numbering plan
A telephone numbering plan is a type of numbering scheme used in telecommunication to assign telephone numbers to subscriber telephones or other telephony endpoints.
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The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)
The Sunday Times is a weekly Sri Lankan broadsheet initially published by the now defunct Times Group, until 1991, when it was taken over by Wijeya Newspapers.
See Tangalle and The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)
Town
A town is a type of a human settlement.
Urban councils of Sri Lanka
There are 41 Urban councils in Sri Lanka, which are the legislative bodies that preside over the second tier municipalities in the country.
See Tangalle and Urban councils of Sri Lanka
Western reef heron
The western reef heron (Egretta gularis), also called the western reef egret, is a medium-sized heron found in southern Europe, Africa and parts of Asia.
See Tangalle and Western reef heron
See also
Port cities and towns in Sri Lanka
- Colombo
- Galle
- Hambantota
- Point Pedro
- Polikandy
- Tangalle
- Trincomalee
Seaside resorts in Sri Lanka
- Ahangama
- Ahungalla
- Ambalangoda
- Arugam Bay
- Bentota
- Beruwala
- Boossa
- Dikwella
- Dodanduwa
- Habaraduwa
- Hikkaduwa
- Kalkudah
- Koggala
- Mirissa
- Nilaveli
- Pasikudah
- Tangalle
- Thalsevana Holiday Resort
- Thiranagama
- Unawatuna
- Weligama