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Dondra Head Lighthouse

Sri Lanka

Dondra Head Lighthouse
Photo: Charaka Ranasinghe · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.

Dondra Head Lighthouse stands on Dondra Head, the southernmost point of Sri Lanka, near the village of Dondra about six kilometres southeast of Matara. Built in 1890 to a design by James Nicholas Douglass, it is the island's tallest lighthouse and one of the tallest in South East Asia. It is operated and maintained by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority.

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Type
lighthouse
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Sri Lanka

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Location

5.92111, 80.59389