Batticaloa

E13209

city human settlement

Batticaloa is a coastal city in eastern Sri Lanka known historically as an important regional port and trading center.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → human settlement →
climate	tropical climate →
climateType	tropical wet and dry climate →
coastType	lagoon and ocean coastline →
colonialPower	British Empire → Dutch Empire → Portuguese Empire →
country	Sri Lanka →
ethnicCommunity	Muslims → Sinhalese → Sri Lankan Tamils →
hasEducationalInstitution	Eastern University, Sri Lanka →
hasLandmark	Batticaloa Fort → Batticaloa Lighthouse → Kallady Bridge →
historicalEra	colonial period in Sri Lanka →
historicalRole	important regional port → trading center →
isCoastalCity	true →
isRegionalPort	true →
isTradingCenter	true →
knownFor	Batticaloa Lagoon → coastal scenery → fishing industry → historical port activities → lagoon ecosystem →
locatedIn	Eastern Province, Sri Lanka →
locatedInRegion	Eastern Sri Lanka →
locatedOn	Batticaloa Lagoon → Indian Ocean → eastern coast of Sri Lanka →
majorLanguage	Sinhala → Tamil →
partOf	Batticaloa District →
primaryEconomicActivity	agriculture → fishing → services → trade →
religion	Buddhism → Christianity → Hinduism → Islam →
servesAs	administrative capital of Batticaloa District →
timeZone	Sri Lanka Standard Time →
transport	A15 coastal highway → Batticaloa Airport → railway connection to Colombo →
utcOffset	+5:30 →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Batticaloa Airport ("Batticaloa District") → Batticaloa Fort → Batticaloa Lighthouse → Eastern University, Sri Lanka ("Batticaloa District") → Eastern University, Sri Lanka →	locatedIn
Batticaloa Lagoon ("Batticaloa District") →	borderedBy
Batticaloa Airport →	cityServed
A15 coastal highway →	connects
Eastern Province, Sri Lanka →	containsCity
Eastern Province, Sri Lanka ("Batticaloa District") →	containsDistrict
Batticaloa Lagoon ("Puliyanthivu (Batticaloa town island)") →	hasIsland
Eastern Province, Sri Lanka →	hasPortCity
Batticaloa Fort ("Batticaloa town") →	hasViewOf
Eastern Province, Sri Lanka →	largestCity
Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) →	majorPort
Batticaloa Lagoon →	near
Batticaloa Fort →	nearbyCity
Batticaloa ("Batticaloa District") →	partOf
Batticaloa Airport →	serves