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'''Mannar''' ({{lang-ta|மன்னார்}}) '''Island''', formerly called '''Manar Island''', is part of [[Mannar District]], [[Sri Lanka]]. It is linked to the rest of [[Sri Lanka]] by a [[causeway]]. |
'''Mannar''' ({{lang-ta|மன்னார்}}) '''Island''', formerly called '''Manar Island''', is part of [[Mannar District]], [[Sri Lanka]]. It is linked to the rest of [[Sri Lanka]] by a [[causeway]].It has an area of about 50 square kilometres, mainly covered with trees. |
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Between 1914 and 1964, there was a train and ferry link from mainland [[India]] via [[Dhanushkodi]] and [[Talaimannar]] to [[Colombo]], but this was not resumed after the disastrous damages caused by a [[cyclone]] in 1964. |
Between 1914 and 1964, there was a train and ferry link from mainland [[India]] via [[Dhanushkodi]] and [[Talaimannar]] to [[Colombo]], but this was not resumed after the disastrous damages caused by a [[cyclone]] in 1964. |
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Version vom 23. November 2010, 20:36 Uhr
Mannar (Vorlage:Lang-ta) Island, formerly called Manar Island, is part of Mannar District, Sri Lanka. It is linked to the rest of Sri Lanka by a causeway.It has an area of about 50 square kilometres, mainly covered with trees.
Between 1914 and 1964, there was a train and ferry link from mainland India via Dhanushkodi and Talaimannar to Colombo, but this was not resumed after the disastrous damages caused by a cyclone in 1964.
The island is dry and barren; fishing is economically important.[1]
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More information go to www.mannarnet.com