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'''Pasikudah''' or '''Pasikuda''' ({{lang-ta|பாசிக்குடா}}; {{lang-si|පාසිකුඩා}}; (Pronounced ''Paasikkudah'', Historic Sinhala Translation (පාසි තුඩුව ,Pasi thuduwa,Pasi-moss Thuduwa-Cape)historic Tamil translation ("Green-Algae-Bay") is a [[seaside resort|coastal resort town]] located about 35 kilometers northwest of [[Batticaloa]], [[Batticaloa District]], [[Sri Lanka]]. Historically Ita small Tamil hamlet alongside nearby [[Kalkudah]], it used to be a popular tourist destination, however duesuffered tohuge devastation following the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|2004 Indian Ocean Tsunamitsunami]] and the [[Sri Lankan Civil War]].<ref>{{cite touristnews|url=https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=14127|publisher=[[TamilNet]]|title=No numberssunny havetimes declinedfor east coast idyll|accessdate=5 February 2017|date=1 February 2005}}</ref> Foreign travel to Pasikudah has recently increased due to growth in investment and development. It is home to the Pasikudah Mariamman temple. Pasikudah is easily accessible from the cities of [[Trincomalee]] and [[KalkudahBatticaloa]]. areThe locatednearest fewairport kmto apartPasikudah is [[Batticaloa Airport]], which has scheduled flights operating from [[Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport]].

Since the end of the civil war in 2009 and the completion of Tsunamitsunami rehabilitation projects, Pasikudah has become a popular tourist destination amongst locals and foreigners alike. ThisPasikudah is becausefast becoming an investors hub as foreign and local investors have shown interest in developing tourism along the beach. The Sri Lankan government's strict environmental policies have prevented certain plans for mass development, although economic policies have promoted development to a certain extent. Pasikudah is known to have one of the longest stretches of shallow [[reef]] coastline in the world. In other words, peoplePeople walk kilometers into the sea because the water is only a few inches deep and the current is relatively weak compared to the rest of Sri Lanka's coasts.

File:Pasikudah beach, Sri Lanka.jpg|Pasikudah beach

File:Sunset, Pasikudah beach, Sri Lanka.jpg|Sunset at Pasikudah beach