Beach · Batticaloa · Eastern

The Lagoon and Its Shores

Batticaloa — East coast city

ACROSS THE LAGOONPhoto by Anton Croos on Wikimedia Commons7.7167° N, 81.7000° E

The old Dutch fort still stands on an island between the lagoon and the sea.

An east-coast town built around a long lagoon, with Dutch-era fort walls at its centre and beaches at Kallady within reach. The lagoon is the source of the 'singing fish' phenomenon reported on still nights.

Adjacent entries

Batticaloa LighthouseLandmark · 5 kmKalkudah BeachBeach · 12 kmPasikuda BeachBeach · 28 km