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Batticaloa Museum

Name board of Batticaloa Museum above the door
Location in central Batticaloa
Established	1999
Location	Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
Coordinates	7°42′41.66″N 81°42′7.83″E / 7.7115722°N 81.7021750°E / 7.7115722; 81.7021750
Type	History
Visitors	A few

Batticaloa Museum is a small museum, which is located in inside of Batticaloa Fort, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1999. The museum has rare items such as palm-leaf manuscripts, British era government items, tools and utensils.

Gallery

• Palm-leaf manuscript of the Mattakallappu Manmiyam book
• A palm-leaf manuscript
• Palm-leaf manuscripts

References

1. "Heritage – Batticaloa Museum". Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
2. "மட்டக்களப்பு அரும் பொருட் காட்சியகம்". Retrieved 19 February 2014.

• The information in this article is based on that in its Tamil equivalent.

External links

• Media related to Batticaloa Museum at Wikimedia Commons

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