Talaimannar
title: "Talaimannar" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["india–sri-lanka-border-crossings", "villages-in-mannar-district", "mannar-ds-division"] topic_path: "geography/india" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talaimannar" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Talaimannar |
| native_name | தலைமன்னார் |
| තලෙයිමන්නාරම | |
| image_skyline | තලෙයිමන්නාරම ජැටිය.jpg |
| image_caption | Taliamannar pier |
| pushpin_map | Sri Lanka Northern Province |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Sri Lanka |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | Northern |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Mannar |
| subdivision_type4 | DS Division |
| subdivision_name4 | Mannar |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
| name = Talaimannar | native_name = தலைமன்னார் තලෙයිමන්නාරම |image_skyline = තලෙයිමන්නාරම ජැටිය.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Taliamannar pier |pushpin_map = Sri Lanka Northern Province |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Sri Lanka |subdivision_type2 = Province |subdivision_name2 = Northern |subdivision_type3 = District |subdivision_name3 = Mannar |subdivision_type4 = DS Division |subdivision_name4 = Mannar |coordinates =
Talaimannar (; ) is a settlement in Sri Lanka located on the northwestern coast of Mannar Island.
Transport
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/The_Prime_Minister,_Shri_Narendra_Modi_unveiled_the_plaque_to_inaugurate_the_Talaimannar_Pier_Railway_Station,_in_Sri_Lanka_on_March_14,_2015.jpg" caption="Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] reopening the railway at Thalaimannar, c. 2015."] ::
Sri Lanka's northern railway line was destroyed, disrupted or neglected during the 30-year Sri Lankan civil war, which ended in May 2009. The pier is served by a station of the Sri Lanka Railways with railway terminus at Talaimannar which connects Talaimannar to rail network in Sri Lanka via Medawachchiya.
The town can be reached by a road from Mannar which links the island to the rest of highway network in Sri Lanka through a causeway, the A 14 road, carried by Mannar Bridge.
Development
Being a windy location, Talaimannar is a kitesurf and kiteboard destination. The government proposed a wind farm but was opposed by the local community as the area is a bird sanctuary.
References
References
- (14 March 2015). "PM Narendra Modi Flags off Train Service at Talaimannar in Sri Lanka".
- (2010-08-18). "Lanka Business Online". Sri Lanka gives northern rail rebuilding deal to India’s IRCON.
- "Tension in the air with proposed wind plant".
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