Galle

American

[gahl] / gɑl /

noun

a seaport in SW Sri Lanka.

Galle British

/ ˈɡɔːl /

noun

Former name: Point de Galle. a port in SW Sri Lanka; along with other coastal settlements, it suffered badly in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Pop: 90 270 (2001)

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He told AFP that in a single night this week, "we carried out five raids" in the coastal Galle and Matara districts, netting 192 Indian suspects and 29 Nepalis.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

A ship was in distress, roughly 20 nautical miles off the coast from the city of Galle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Sri Lankan authorities have begun an inquest into the deaths of the sailors at the southern port city of Galle while the chief magistrate Sameera Dodangoda has ordered autopsies.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

The survivors were "seriously injured" and had been taken to a hospital in the southern port of Galle, foreign affairs minister Vijitha Herath said.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Razi watched the boat heading in the direction of Galle.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

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