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Town in Sri Lanka
Photo: Anton Croos, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Sammanthurai is a town of over 60,000 people in the Ampara District of the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. It's renowned for its rice paddies and its inner harbour from ancient times - although it is now more than 4 km from the coast of the Bay of Bengal. However the town has little in the way of sights and has basically no tourist infrastructure.
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One of the finest restaurants in the town. Sri Lankan Cuisine, full of innovative dishes. Famous for Eastern Koththu rotti.
Sammanthurai dishes, samba rice and curry, samosas. All are Halal foods. Registered hotel.
Department store
Grocery store.
By train
Take the train to Batticaloa, from where you can take a bus or taxi to Sammanthurai (1½ - 2 hours).
By plane
The nearest airport is in Ampara, 18 km west of Sammanthurai. From Ampara either you can take a taxi or public transportation to Sammanthurai.
By minivan
These are private hire minivans, best if you need transportation for the whole day.
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