Kantale

Kantale (කන්තලේ, Tamil: கந்தளாய், Kantalai) is a town in the Trincomalee District in eastern Sri Lanka. It has a mixed population of Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims. Its history is closely related to the Kantale Tank (a lake). According to the chronicles the tank, also named "Gangathala Vapi" was built by Aggabodhi the II (606-618) and rehabilitated and developed by King Parakramabahu the Great.3,750 hectares. Constructed for the irrigation of crops in this arid region, its source of water is the Mahaweli River, the longest in the island, which flows out to the sea at Trincomalee.

Kantale

Kantale (කන්තලේ, Tamil: கந்தளாய், Kantalai) is a town in the Trincomalee District in eastern Sri Lanka. It has a mixed population of Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims. Its history is closely related to the Kantale Tank (a lake). According to the chronicles the tank, also named "Gangathala Vapi" was built by Aggabodhi the II (606-618) and rehabilitated and developed by King Parakramabahu the Great.3,750 hectares. Constructed for the irrigation of crops in this arid region, its source of water is the Mahaweli River, the longest in the island, which flows out to the sea at Trincomalee.