Pooneryn
in Northern Province, Sri Lanka
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Kankesanturai Airport (22 mi) - China Bay Airport (94 mi)
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Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport (134 mi) - Madurai Airport (145 mi)
- Neyveli Airport (153 mi)
- Batticaloa Airport (160 mi)
- Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (162 mi)
- Pondicherry Airport (173 mi)
- Sacred City of Anuradhapura (Unesco heritage, 82 mi)
- Ancient City of Sigiriya (Unesco heritage, 113 mi)
- Great Living Chola Temples (Unesco heritage, 115 mi)
- Golden Temple of Dambulla (Unesco heritage, 118 mi)
- Ancient City of Polonnaruwa (Unesco heritage, 122 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 9.500 and 80.200 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 9° 30' 0" and E 80° 11' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rupee - LKR
- Spoken languages:
- Sinhala, Tamil, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:21 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:06 am and 5:45 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -0.955 and -90.967 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Puerto Villamil - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,1 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Sri Lanka.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Sri Lanka. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Pooneryn
Pooneryn in Northern Province is a city in Sri Lanka about 179 mi (or 288 km) north of Colombo, the country's capital.
Local time in Pooneryn is now 11:21 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Colombo with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Pooneryn, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Sri Lanka is Kankesanturai Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Sri Lanka is Sacred City of Anuradhapura in a distance of 82 mi (or 131 km), South.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Jaffna, Anuradhapura, Trincomalee, Kurunegala and Kandy. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 82 °F
| Morning Temperature | 26°C / 78 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
| Night Temperature | 27°C / 80 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 8% |
| Air Humidity | 76% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 85% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
27°C (80 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
26°C (78 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
24°C (75 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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water waves
In the 19th century the British built a railway in what was then their colony of Ceylon. Their idea was to transport goods such as tea from the highlands to the port ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Pooneryn
Pooneryn (Poonakari) is a strategically important village in the northern province of Sri Lanka situated just below the Jaffna Peninsula. Built in the Pooneryn area of north portion of the island first by the Portuguese to protect its possessions in Jaffna, it was expanded by the Dutch till in 1770 it was recorded that it was square shaped with two bastions at opposite corners; the rampart on each of the sides was about 30 metres and was garrisoned till the late 18th century.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Pooneryn.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Punakari, Poonaryn, Pooneryn
