Trincomalee is not located in an arid zone, as it gets more than 50 inches of annual rainfall, Samarajiva pointed out. But as a port and industrial zone, ...

The city of Trincomalee has a reputation mainly for its large harbour. It houses major naval bases and an Air Force base too. Read the sky deep into the night. Rise early to witness the daybreak sneak ...

By AN OCTOGENERIAN Trincomalee had derived its name from the anglicized version of the old Tamil word,‘ Thiru- kona-malai ‘ meaning ‘Lord of the Sacred Hill’. it is apparent that over the ages ...

HMS Trincomalee A wooden figurehead of the oldest warship still afloat is to be restored. The so-called Turbaned Man was carved for HMS Trincomalee, which itself was built of teak for the Royal ...

HMS Trincomalee - now the main attraction at the National Museum of the Royal Hartlepool - was built in India for the Royal Navy in 1817. Seven painters, three using ropes to paint its sides, ...

Seven years after the war, the Trincomalee district, one of the biggest multi-ethnic regions in Sri Lanka, is rapidly returning to its pre-war glory, with the displaced people coming back to reclaim ...

India gains foothold in Sri Lanka with Trincomalee oil tank deal Debt-ridden island nation helps to fulfill decades-old hope for New Delhi Ceylon Petroleum Corp.'s oil refinery in Colombo.

HMS Trincomalee was built in Bombay for the Admiralty in 1817. It is the oldest ship afloat in the UK and the last of the commissioned frigates of the Nelson era and takes pride of place on ...

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Trincomalee holds the distinction of being the oldest British warship still afloat as HMS Victory, although 52 years her senior, is in dry dock. Reference from Royal Navy Museum. END.

Trincomalee War Cemetery. Lover’s Leap: Trincomalee War Cemetery: Located along the Trinco - Nilaveli Road, the Trincomalee War Cemetery is built in honour of the soldiers who died during the period ...

A key Sinhala activist, who campaigned strongly to erect a Buddhist statue in the north-eastern port city of Trincomalee early this year, has been shot dead by unidentified men causing ethnic ...