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Ceylon Old Postcard View of Road below Walls Trincomalie, Street Scene Beach Sea

Publisher: Plate Ltd Colombo
Series No: 228 e67423
Background: Trincomalee is a port city on the east coast of Sri Lanka, about 110 miles northeast of Kandy. The city is built on a peninsula, which divides the inner and outer harbours. It is one of the main centers of Tamil speaking culture on the island. Historically referred to as Gokanna, or Gokarna it has been a sea port that has played a major role in maritime and international trading history of Sri Lanka.

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