拜蒂克洛

Batticaloa

一座悠闲的东海岸城市，拥有泻湖、岛屿和荷兰时代的历史，以卡拉迪桥上神秘的“唱歌鱼”而闻名。

概述

拜蒂克洛是斯里兰卡东海岸的主要城市，分布在该国最大的泻湖之一内的岛屿和半岛上。位于 Puliyanthivu 岛上的老城区以一座紧凑的葡萄牙-荷兰堡垒、一座粉刷成白色的大教堂和繁忙的市场为中心，而卡拉迪大桥则将城市与漫长而安静的海滩连接起来。这座城市以其泻湖中的“唱歌鱼”而闻名，据说在月圆之夜，会从水中发出微弱的音乐嗡嗡声。泰米尔人、穆斯林和僧伽罗人的社区混合在一起，赋予拜蒂克洛轻松、从容的性格，干燥地带的气候使这里阳光明媚，而西海岸正处于季风时期。

历史

Batticaloa grew around its lagoon as a Tamil trading and fishing settlement long before the colonial era. The Portuguese built a fort here in 1628, which the Dutch captured in 1638 and rebuilt, and the British took over in 1795. Through the 20th century the city was a quiet provincial capital of the Eastern Province, but it suffered heavily during Sri Lanka's civil war and again in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which devastated its low-lying coast. Since the end of the conflict in 2009 the city and its beaches have slowly reopened to travellers.