Arugam Bay | |
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Town | |
Nickname: Arugam Kudah | |
Coordinates: 6°51′N 81°50′E / 6.850°N 81.833°E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Eastern |
District | Ampara |
Secretariat | Pottuvil |
Arugam Bay (Tamil: அறுகம் குடா, Sinhala: ආරුගම් බොක්ක), known locally as "Arugam Kudah", is situated on the Indian Ocean in the dry zone of Sri Lanka's southeast coast, and a historic settlement of the ancient Batticaloa Territory (Mattakallappu Desam). Arugam Kudah's literal Tamil translation is "Bay of Cynodon dactylon".