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Nilaveli
Sign in to saveNilaveli (; ) is a coastal resort town and suburb of the Trincomalee District, Sri Lanka located 16 km northwest of the city of Trincomalee. A historically popular Tamil village and tourist destination of the district alongside the nearby Uppuveli, the numbers of visitors declined following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and Sri Lankan Civil War, but have risen again since 2010. Pigeon Island National Park, one of the two marine national parks of the region is situated 1 km off the coast of Nilaveli, its many species of vegetation, coral and reef fish contributing to Nilaveli's rich b
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- Locality
- Nilaveli
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Nilaveli
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Nillaveli Beach.JPG
- Settlement.image_alt
- Nillaveli Beach
- Settlement.image_caption
- Nillaveli Beach
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Eastern
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Trincomalee
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- DS Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Kuchchaveli
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- beach
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Located in
- Trincomalee District
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Nillaveli Beach.JPG
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- Nilaveli
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
- History
- 10th century inscription
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Nilaveli (; ) is a coastal resort town and suburb of the Trincomalee District, Sri Lanka located 16 km northwest of the city of Trincomalee. A historically popular Tamil village and tourist destination of the district alongside the nearby Uppuveli, the numbers of visitors declined following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and Sri Lankan Civil War, but have risen again since 2010. Pigeon Island National Park, one of the two marine national parks of the region is situated 1 km off the coast of Nilaveli, its many species of vegetation, coral and reef fish contributing to Nilaveli's rich biodiversity.
==Etymology== Pronounced "Nilāveli", "Nilā" extolls the night's moon-shine over the "vèli", a Sri Lankan Tamil language term for land or open-space.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nilaveli” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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