Sammanthurai

Sammanthurai
சம்மாந்துறை
සමන්තර
සම්මාන්තුරේ
Sammanthurai Clock Tower
Sammanthurai Clock Tower
Sammanthurai is located in Sri Lanka
Sammanthurai
Sammanthurai
Coordinates: 7°22′0″N 81°48′0″E / 7.36667°N 81.80000°E / 7.36667; 81.80000
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceEastern
DistrictAmpara
DS DivisionSammanthurai Divisional Secretariat
Population77,284
Government
 • TypePradeshiya Sabha
 • Chairman[Mahir] ([ACMC])
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Postal code
32200
Area code067

Sammanthurai (Tamil: சம்மாந்துறை, romanized: Cam'māntuṟai; Sinhala: සමන්තර, romanized: Samantara, Sinhala: සම්මාන්තුරේ, romanized: Sammānturē), is a town in Ampara District of Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. Sammanthurai situated at 7°22′0″N 81°48′0″E / 7.36667°N 81.80000°E / 7.36667; 81.80000,[1] is 4.8 km west of the Bay of Bengal coast. It lies between the towns of Ampara and Karaitivu along the A31 road. It is surrounded by paddy fields and it is renowned for its rice paddies and its inner harbour from ancient times.[2]

Sammanthurai is the birthplace of M. H. M. Ashraff, known as "The Kingmaker"[3] and the founder of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress political party.It is also the birthplace of former minister B.A. Majeed[UNP] Who developed sammanthurai into a town

  1. ^ "Sammanthurai (Terra) – Geody search". geody.com.
  2. ^ Mohamed Ibrahim, Mohamed Saakir (2012). சம்மாந்துறை பெயர் வரலாறு. Sammanthurai: Live Art & Literature Circle. p. 46. ISBN 978-955-54046-0-0.
  3. ^ "Muslim Politician Dies In Helicopter Crash". tribunedigital-chicagotribune.