 | This article is written like a travel guide. (March 2023) |
Punani
புனானை දොඹාපෙ | |
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.JPG) Batticaloa Highway from Punanai | |
  Punani | |
| Coordinates: 7°58′N 81°23′E / 7.967°N 81.383°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Eastern |
| District | Batticaloa |
| DS Division | Koralai Pattu West |
Punanai (Tamil: புனானை, romanized: Puṉāṉai; Sinhala: දොඹාපෙ, romanized: Dom̆bāpe; sometimes spelled Punani) is a small hamlet in Sri Lanka, made famous in 1920 by a man-eating leopard. This is reflected in the book titled "The Man-Eater of Punanai - A Journey of discovery to the jungles of old Ceylon", by Christopher Ondaatje.[1][2]