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Thirukkovil
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Thirukkovil or Tirukovil is a town in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka, situated along the eastern coast of the island. It is north of Pottuvil and south of Kalmunai. In Tamil the name translates to God's-temple. It was affected by 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
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- Locality
- Thambiluvil
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
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- Settlement.name
- Thirukkovil
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- திருக்கோவில்තිරුක්කෝවිල්
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- Village
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- Sri Lanka
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- Sri Lanka
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- Province
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- Eastern
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- District
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- Ampara
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- DS Division
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- Thirukkovi
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- Thirukkovil
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- තිරුක්කෝවිල්
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Thirukkovil or Tirukovil is a town in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka, situated along the eastern coast of the island. It is north of Pottuvil and south of Kalmunai. In Tamil the name translates to God's-temple. It was affected by 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
It was previously located with the Batticaloa District but now falls within the Ampara District. It is recognised for its traditional Tamil culture and temples. There is a Murugan temple: Shri Sithira Velayutha Suvamy Kovil. The schools include, Thambiluvil National College, Thirukkovil MMTMV and Vinayagapuram Maha Vidyalayam
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