Thiranagama Explained

Official Name:Thiranagama
Other Name:Sinhala; Sinhalese: තිරාණගම
Tamil: திரணகம
Pushpin Map:Sri Lanka
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sri Lanka
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Southern Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Galle
Subdivision Type3:Divisional secretariat (DS)
Subdivision Name3:Hikkaduwa Divisional secretariat
Subdivision Name4:Ten Grama Niladharis
Subdivision Type4:Grama Niladhari (GN)
Timezone:Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone
Utc Offset:+5:30
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:80244[1]
Coordinates:6.1333°N 87°W

Thiranagama is a village in the southwestern Galle District of Sri Lanka,[2] known for its luxury hotels[3] including the only two 5-star hotels in the Hikkaduwa region (Riff Hotel[4] and Haritha Villas[5]).

Geography

Thiranagama is located by the Indian Ocean, 16km (10miles) north to Galle and 99km (62miles) south to Colombo. It is located between the tourist town of Hikkaduwa and Dodanduwa. Thiranagama is the upmarket area[6] [7] of the 24km (15miles) coastline of Hikkaduwa District.

History

In the 19th century, during the British Ceylon period, Hikkaduwa region was "the great resort of picnic parties from Galle"[8] (Galle was the largest city in southern Ceylon).

Transport

Thiranagama railway station is the 43rd station[9] of the Coastal Line linking Colombo to Matara. It is located 97.8km (60.8miles)[9] from Colombo station. Nine trains stop there daily.[10]

Education

The largest school of Thiranagama is Bodhiraja Maha Vidyalaya with around 280 students.[11]

Beaches

Thiranagama is bordered by one of the most expansive beaches in the South West of Sri Lanka. Extending over 3km (02miles), this wide beach is calm and a few quality restaurants.[12] There also are several surf spots there.

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.postage.lk/locations?q=Thiranagama Postage.lk
  2. The Ceylon Government Gazette, Department of Government Print, Colombo, 1970, p. 45
  3. https://www.suitelanka.com/hikkaduwa/ Suite Lanka
  4. https://www.google.lk/travel/hotels/Thiranagama/entity/ChoIt8mxt_Squ8_RARoNL2cvMTFnMDNkMG5tahAB/reviews?ap=SAEwAA&g2lb=4181926%2C4208993%2C4209588%2C4207631%2C4215556%2C4219394%2C4220469&hl=en&gl=lk&un=0&rp=OAFAAEgC&ictx=1&sa=X&tcfs=EiwKCS9tLzAxc2c0XxIFS2 Google.lk
  5. https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/asia-pacific-new-luxury-hotels-2020/index.html cnn.com
  6. https://www.reddottours.com/sri-lanka-accommodation/suite-lanka Suite Lanka
  7. https://www.thiranagama.org/Thiranagama/Home_Page.html Thiranagama GN
  8. John Whitchurch Bennett, Ceylon and Its Capabilities, 1843, p. 369
  9. http://www.railway.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=172%3Acoast-line&catid=49%3Astation-details-&lang=en Railway.gov.lk
  10. http://www.lktrains.com/schedule/station/Thiranagama Sri Lanka Trains lktrains.com
  11. https://locator.eduportalbd.com/global/lk/details.php?ins=6319 EduportalBD
  12. https://www.ateasehotel.com/hikkaduwa/ AtEaseHotel.com
  13. https://www.lightmillennium.org/2005_15th/acc_egogram_05.html The Light Millennium