This is about the places you should visit in Trincomalee if you are planning to visit Trincomalee. Trincomalee has many historical sites of great importance.
Fredrick fort
Fort Frederick was built in 1623 by the Portuguese. Gokandana, then known as Trincomalee, had become a trading center for Chinese, Arab, Greek, and Egyptian merchants. By 1624, the Portuguese captured Trincomalee and built a fort there. In 1639 AD the Trincomalee came under the control of the Dutch. The Dutch then fortified and restored the fort to another expanse. The sea at the foot of the fort is also known as the Dutch Bay. After the Dutch in 1782, the fort came under English rule.
Marble beach
Marble Beach is actually one of the only beaches in the Bay of Bengal. It's like a pool of water here. Not deep. It looks like a sack that encloses with a drawstring. This shallow body of water depicts the patterns of the sun's rays falling on the surface of the water. "Like a marble catch" That's why this is called "Marble Beach".
Nilaveli beach
This beach is a paradise for local and foreign tourists. Within the Trincomalee District of the Eastern Province, there are many wonders of Sri Lanka's natural beauty and many ancient sites of great historical significance. Among the places that have always attracted the attention of local and foreign tourists, the serene beaches with their soothing white beaches are a sight to behold. Nilaveli beach is like a big pool and it is a very attractive beach.
Pigeon Island National Park
Pigeon Island National Park is one of the two National Marine Parks in Sri Lanka. This national park is located 1 km from Nilaveli beach. Pigeon Island Marine Sanctuary covers an area of 471.4 hectares, of which 9 hectares is landlocked and the rest consists of coral reefs, the boundary line of the underwater park. Pigeon Island gets its name from the fact that hundreds of endemic Blue Rock pigeons inhabit the island. Still, visitors to the island can still see Blue Rock pigeons.
Pigeon Island Marine Sanctuary consists of two islands known as the Large and Small Pigeon Islands. It was designated a Marine Sanctuary in 1963 and selected as a National Park in 2003.
A large, coral reef about 200 m long and 100 m wide can be seen over a large island area. There are about 100 species of corals that are very rare and not found anywhere else in Sri Lanka. It is a highly biodiversity ecosystem consisting of Acropora spp., Montipora spp., Faviddae, Mussidae and Poritidae coral species. In addition, it provides habitat for soft coral species such as Sinularia, Lobophyton, and Sarcophyton. Near Pigeon Island is a coral system surrounded by small islands and rocky outcrops, home to more than 300 species of fish. Here, colorful fish of all sizes swimming through the colorful coral reefs create breathtaking views. It is also a paradise for marine life and coral reef researchers and divers, as well as those interested in scuba, surfing and snorkeling. Pigeon Island National Park has such a beautiful and beautiful ecosystem.
Museum of Maritime History
The Maritime and Maritime History Museum of Sri Lanka is located in Trincomalee. It was built near the Trincomalee Fort, the first landing site of the Dutch in the 16th century. The museum was opened by the then President Mahinda Rajapaksa on February 3, 2013 to coincide with the 65th Independence Day of Sri Lanka. The museum displays the country's maritime history, biodiversity and maritime relations, as well as other maritime fields and related objects.
The Trincomalee Maritime Museum
The Trincomalee Naval Museum (also known as the Hood's Tower Museum) is a Sri Lanka Navy Naval Museum located in Trincomalee. It is located in Austinburg, on the Trincomalee Peninsula, on the interior of the Sri Lanka Dockyard, on a high hill at the entrance to the port inside Trincomalee. The Hoods Tower is an observation tower located in the museum grounds, and the building was named in memory of Vice-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood, a former commander of the East India Service.
Oras Hill Army Museum
The beautiful Trincomalee Harbor offers a breathtaking view of the place at sunset, creating a rare natural setting surrounded by the Blue Sea. Infantry, armored vehicles, artillery and artillery are on display in specialized exhibition areas, and the audio-visual booth with a resource person provides visitors with a knowledge of the exhibits. Some of the artefacts found here belong to the colonial era and also exhibited weapons used against terrorists during the humanitarian operation that ended in 2009.
Tincolmalee port
The Port of Trincomalee can be described as a port that has had a great impact on the politics and socio-economy of Sri Lanka since ancient times. The Port of Trincomalee in Sri Lanka is one of the leading natural harbors in the world.
This port is located on the northeast coast between the northern latitudes of 8 33-55 ”and the eastern longitude 81 13-2” of Trincomalee, the capital of the Eastern Province. The maximum temperature is about 92 degrees Fahrenheit. The northeast monsoon receives more rainfall and the rainfall is between 1260-2000 mm. The Port of Trincomalee has a wide natural orientation facing southeast to protect it from the northeast and southwest monsoon winds. The harbor is about five miles [5 km] wide, bordering Foul Point on the southeast and Fort Frederick on the northwest. The Port of Trincomalee is one of the leading natural harbors in the world with a natural dock that can accommodate several ships at once.
In ancient times, Sri Lanka functioned as a center of trade between the West and the East. Trincomalee Port has played an important role in this. The port attracts foreign traders due to its ability to anchor a large number of ships at once, access to clean drinking water, easy access to raw materials for ship repairs and river mouths suitable for domestic trade. Traders in Greece, Rome, India, Persia, Ethiopia, China, and Arabia, in particular, sold horses, perfumes, silk, and rugs to buy pearls, ivory, tusks, and turtle shells.
The port of Trincomalee, which was annexed by the Portuguese and the Dutch in the 15th and 20th centuries AD, was built with the objective of protecting the coast of India and attacking enemy ships, protecting ships from severe storms and being able to anchor several ships at once. Trincomalee is being captured as the best port available. The then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom William Pitt stated that Sri Lanka was his most valuable colony and that the main reason for this was that the port of Trincomalee, which could hold the entire British naval force in the East, belonged to Sri Lanka. During the Second World War the British took full advantage of the port of Trincomalee and as a result the Japanese decided to bomb it. The Port of Trincomalee has played a significant role in the economic and military development of Sri Lanka since its independence from the British in 1948.
Ravana kapuma
Legend has it that after a sacrifice, King Ravana had shaken Mount Koneshwara to remove the Devalaya from the top of the hill due to the fact that the deity had not appeared, and the king had cut the mountain with a sword in his hand due to the fact that the mountain did not move at all. That place is called Ravana Kapuma.
Seruwila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
The historic Seruwawila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya holds a special place among the Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka which are highly revered by the touch of the Lord Buddha. The relics of the Lord Buddha have been placed on the forehead of the Great Stupa. According to the Dhatu Vamsa, part of the hair relics given by the Lord Buddha during his lifetime to the tradesmen of the Tapassu dog are also kept here. Located in the Trincomalee District of the Eastern Province, this historic temple is accessible by both sea and land routes.
Welgam Wehera
Welgam Vehera is a historical Buddhist temple built around the first century AD on the western bank of the Periyakulam Lake in the Periyakulam village in Kattukulampattu, in the Trincomalee Administrative District of Sri Lanka. This is one of the few places where you can see inscriptions written in Tamil language and it is considered to be a temple started for Tamil Buddhists in the past.
Girihandu Vehera
This archeological site is located west of the village of Tiriyaya, about a mile away from the 27th and 28th mileposts on the Trincomalee-Pulmudai road. Situated on a hill, the Dagaba is popularly known as Girihandu Vehera in Tiriya. Here you can see many temples and temple houses belonging to different eras. There is a staircase on the south side to climb this hill. This small dagoba was built after leveling the top of the hill. Later it is seen that the Dagaba has been enlarged. The Dagoba was surrounded by a Vatadage built around the 8th century AD.
Here are further places to visit in Trincomalee
- Lanka Patuna Samudragiri Temple
- Manayaveli beach
- Kinniya hot water wells
- Code - Bay Fishing Harbor
- Koneshvaram Kovil
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