Batticaloa Museum

Batticaloa Museum

Name board of Batticaloa Museum above the door
Established	1999
Location	Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
Coordinates	7°42′41.66″N 81°42′7.83″E / 7.7115722°N 81.7021750°E / 7.7115722; 81.7021750Coordinates: 7°42′41.66″N 81°42′7.83″E / 7.7115722°N 81.7021750°E / 7.7115722; 81.7021750
Type	History
Visitors	A few

Batticaloa Museum is a small museum, which is located in inside of Batticaloa Fort, Batticaloa. It was founded in 1999.^[1] The museum has rare stuff such as Palm-leaf manuscripts, British era government items, tools and utensils.^[2]

Gallery

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  Palm-leaf manuscript of Mattakallappu Manmiyam

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  A Palm-leaf manuscript

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  Palm-leaf manuscripts

References

• The information in this article is based on that in its Tamil equivalent.

External links

• Media related to Batticaloa Museum at Wikimedia Commons

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