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Explore Arali West in Sri Lanka
Arali West in the region of Northern Province is a town in Sri Lanka - some 194 mi or ( 312 km ) North of Colombo , the country's capital city .
Current time in Arali West is now 07:30 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Viramanikkatevanturai, Veemankamam, Velanai West, Velanai East, and Trincomalee. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Viramanikkatevanturai . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Arali West ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Sri Lanka : Jaffna in a minute
Jaffna is on the northern tip of the Sri Lanka island. It was here that the problems were 10 years ago between Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan Goverment. But now it is a peaceful town. ..
Tilko Jaffna City Hotel
Star level hotel in SriLanka, Northern Province in Jaffna. ..
Highway Srilanka-Jaffna.AVI
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The Road to Jaffna - FLC 4
Sri Lankan Youth Across the Island and Around the World are Gathered in the Great City of Jaffna ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Vaddukoddai
Vaddukoddai (also spelt Vattukkottai, Vatukotai, Vattukotai) is small but important town in the minority Sri Lankan Tamil dominated Jaffna peninsula of Sri Lanka. It became prominent with the founding of Asia’s first modern university level collegiate known as Batticotta Seminary by the American Missionaries from New England in 1823.
Located at 9.73 79.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Batticotta Seminary
The Batticotta Seminary was an educational institute founded by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM)'s American Ceylon Mission at Vaddukodai, in the Jaffna Peninsula north Sri Lanka in 1823. It was closed in 1855. The reason for such a decision being that it was not successful in the mission of its founding namely, conversion of Hindus to Christianity. Sir Emerson Tennent judged the Batticotta Seminary equal in rank with many European universities.
Located at 9.73 79.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Thiruvadinilayam
Thiruvadinilayam is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province.
Located at 9.77 79.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Thunavy
Thunavy is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province.
Located at 9.72 79.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Chankanai
Chankanai or Changanai is a town located 12 km north-west of the city of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Popular market known as Chankanai Chanthai (in Tamil Chankanai Market) is located in there. It is so popular, immigrant community in Toronto, Canada has opened a market with the same name in their new country.
Located at 9.75 79.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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