Punanai
Punanai (Tamil: புனானை, romanized: Puṉāṉai; Sinhala: දොඹාපෙ, romanized: Dom̆bāpe; sometimes spelled Punani) is a small hamlet in Sri Lanka, made famous in 1920 by a man-eating leopard. This is reflected in the book titled "The Man-Eater of Punanai - A Journey of discovery to the jungles of old Ceylon", by Christopher Ondaatje.[1][2]
Punani
புனானை දොඹාපෙ | |
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.JPG.webp) Batticaloa Highway from Punanai | |
  Punani | |
| Coordinates: 7°58′N 81°23′E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Eastern |
| District | Batticaloa |
| DS Division | Koralai Pattu West |
References
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060714024958/http://www.manrecap.com/leopard.html
- Location of Punani - top center of map
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