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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A magistrate in the Sri Lankan city of Galle ordered that the 84 bodies should be released to the Iranian embassy.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Of the 32 sailors who survived the sinking of the Dena, 10 remain hospitalized while 22 others have been discharged and transferred to a military base near Galle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The morgue at Galle could handle about 25 bodies at a time and the authorities were rushing freezer shipping containers to preserve the remains until legal formalities were completed.

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

Peering carefully through the prickly leaves, Razi saw that he had stopped and was looking toward Galle.

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

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