Batticaloa Gate

Batticaloa Gate
மட்டக்களப்பு வாயில்
Location in central Batticaloa
Coordinates 7°42′48″N 81°41′59″E / 7.71333°N 81.69972°E / 7.71333; 81.69972Coordinates: 7°42′48″N 81°41′59″E / 7.71333°N 81.69972°E / 7.71333; 81.69972
Location Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
Type Memorial
Material Concrete and granite

Batticaloa Gate is monument, which was used as port to connect Puliyanthivu (island) with the mainland of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. The place believed as landing site of Rev. William Ault, who was the first Methodist missionary to Batticaloa, in 1814.[1] His statue can be seen closer to the Batticaloa Gate.[2]

Batticaloa Gate and its surrounding areas are under the renovation as part of Batticaloa development project.[3]

References

  1. ↑ First Methodist missionaries in Sri Lanka
  2. ↑ Puliyanthivu, Batticaloa Archived March 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ மட்டக்களப்பு மாநகர அபிவிருத்திக் கூட்டத்தில் பாதுகாப்புச் செயலர் பங்கேற்பு
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