Batticaloa
Americannoun
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Moinudeen, an imam from the eastern city of Batticaloa, the site of one of the Easter bombings.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2019
A mental health and psychosocial support worker in Batticaloa, who does not wish to be identified, says the most obvious impact was on those children directly connected to the attacks.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2019
Even Batticaloa, the east’s second city, seemed stunned into inertia by the sun, while on the outskirts the rice farmers plodded resolutely on, throwing handfuls of seeds across flooded paddies.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2016
Vallipuram Amalanayagi, 41, from Batticaloa in the east, said she and her family already knew what was in the report before its publication.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 16, 2015
Hot springs equally remarkable are found at or near Bintenne, Batticaloa, and also at Badulla.
From The Pearl of India by Ballou, Maturin Murray
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