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Batticaloa Lighthouse

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Batticaloa Lighthouse

Summary

Batticaloa Lighthouse is a lighthouse[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Batticaloa Lighthouse is located in Batticaloa District[3].
  • Batticaloa Lighthouse is in the country of Sri Lanka[4].
  • Batticaloa Lighthouse is on the body of water Bay of Bengal[5].
  • Batticaloa Lighthouse's instance of is recorded as lighthouse[6].
  • Batticaloa Lighthouse's Commons category is recorded as Batticaloa Lighthouse[7].
  • 1913 marks the founding of Batticaloa Lighthouse[8].
  • Batticaloa Lighthouse's source of energy is recorded as mains electricity[9].
  • Batticaloa Lighthouse's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 7.754842, 'longitude': 81.685426}[10].
  • Batticaloa Lighthouse's light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 3s[11].
  • Batticaloa Lighthouse's focal height is recorded as {'amount': '+27'}[12].
  • Batticaloa Lighthouse's lighthouse range is recorded as {'amount': '+10'}[13].

Body

Geography

Batticaloa Lighthouse is in the country of Sri Lanka[4]. It is located in Batticaloa District[3]. It is on the body of water Bay of Bengal[5].

Designation and Status

Batticaloa Lighthouse's instance of is recorded as lighthouse[6].

History and Context

1913 marks the founding of Batticaloa Lighthouse[8].

Why It Matters

Batticaloa Lighthouse ranks in the top 7% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Batticaloa Sri Lanka

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Rippledot · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Batticaloa District
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P131]]: [[Q810960]]"
  2. 8w ago · Edward · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 220840505
    Inception → —
    Instance of → —
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 7.754842, 'longitude': 81.685426}
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10689]]: 220840505, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1784991259232"
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