Kinniya Bridge
Kinniya, Trincomalee District
About Kinniya Bridge
Kinniya (Tamil: கிண்ணியா, romanised: Kiṇṇiyā; Sinhala: කින්නියා, romanised: Kinniyā) is a town on the east coast of Sri Lanka, in the Trincomalee District of the Eastern Province. It is about 20 km (12 mi) from the city of Trincomalee and 240 km (150 mi) from Colombo. Located in Sri Lanka's dry zone, the Kinniya region often experiences hot and dry weather with very little precipitation. Kinniya Bridge is Sri Lanka's longest bridge, which attracts many tourists to the town. Being adjacent to the Trincomalee Harbour, Kinniya was devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
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