. . "Mannar"@en . . . "\u0DB8\u0DB1\u0DCA\u0DB1\u0DCF\u0DBB\u0DB8"@en . . "\u0BAE\u0BA9\u0BCD\u0BA9\u0BBE\u0BB0\u0BCD"@en . . "Mannar Island (Tamil: \u0BAE\u0BA9\u0BCD\u0BA9\u0BBE\u0BB0\u0BCD \u0BA4\u0BC0\u0BB5\u0BC1; Sinhalese: \u0DB8\u0DB1\u0DCA\u0DB1\u0DCF\u0DBB\u0DB8\u0DCA \u0DAF\u0DD6\u0DB4\u0DAD) formerly called Manar Island, is part of Mannar District, Sri Lanka. It is linked to the main island of Sri Lanka by a causeway. It has an area of about 50 square kilometres, mainly covered with vegetation and sand."@en .