Punanai
| Punanai புனானை | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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Batticaloa Highway from Punanai | |
![]() Punanai | |
| Coordinates: 7°58′0″N 81°23′0″E / 7.96667°N 81.38333°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Eastern |
| District | Batticaloa |
| DS Division | Koralai Pattu West |
Punanai (Tamil: புனானை) 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",[1][2] by Christopher Ondaatje
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Coordinates: 7°58′N 81°23′E / 7.967°N 81.383°E
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