Sin: දෙවිනුවර, දෙවුන්දර devinuvara, devundara – Tam: தேவேந்திரமுனை dēvēntiramuṉai
‘City of the God(s)’ SP, Sri Lanka
From Sin: devi, ‘god’; and Sin/Pal: nuwara/nagara, ‘city’ or Sin/Tam: tara/tura/turai,
The name Dondra is the anglicized form of the of Devi-nuwara or Devundara.
This is the southernmost tip of Sri Lanka. It is 432km from Point Pedro, Sri Lanka’s Land’s End in the North.
Dondra is a Hindu-Buddhist temple town and port with a lighthouse.
Dondra Head Lighthouse Amila Tennakoon