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Jaffna Destination Guide

Delve into Jaffna in Sri Lanka

Jaffna in the region of Sri Lanka (general) with its 169,102 residents is located in Sri Lanka - some 189 mi or ( 305 km ) North of Colombo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Jaffna

Local time in Jaffna is now 10:04 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Viramanikkatevanturai, Veemankamam, Velanai West, Velanai East, and Valvedditturai. While being here, you might want to check out Viramanikkatevanturai . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Jaffna ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Jaffna Town: Travel Video of Northern Tamil, Sri Lanka (யாழ்ப்பாணம்)

6:32 min by migrationology
Views: 49555 Rating: 4.89

Visit: migrationology.com for more travel tips and street food! Jaffna is the northern capital of the Tamil area of Sri Lanka. Not long ago it was the center of the Sri Lankan civil war, but today Jaf ..

Sri Lanka : Jaffna in a minute

1:57 min by Henk Groenen
Views: 6921 Rating: 5.00

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

0:51 min by Kanapathipillai Rajenthirakumar
Views: 1621 Rating: 3.00

Star level hotel in SriLanka, Northern Province in Jaffna. ..

Highway Srilanka-Jaffna.AVI

3:12 min by Navaratnam Manikaran
Views: 625 Rating: 4.20

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Interesting facts about this location

Jaffna Teaching Hospital

Jaffna Teaching Hospital is a government hospital in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It is the leading hospital in the Northern Province and the only hospital in the province controlled by the central government in Colombo. The hospital is the only teaching hospital in the Northern Province. The hospital is the main clinical teaching facility for the University of Jaffna's Faculty of Medicine. As of 2010 it had 1,228 beds.

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Located at 9.67 80.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Central government hospitals in Sri Lanka, Hospitals in Northern Province, Sri Lanka, Jaffna, Teaching hospitals in Sri Lanka, University of Jaffna

Battle off the coast of Jaffna

The Battle off the coast of Jaffna – a naval battle fought between the Navy of Sri Lanka and Tamil Tiger ships. According to Sri Lankan sources, it took place on Saturday 1 November 2008 in the northern territorial waters of Sri Lanka off the coast of Jaffna during the Sri Lankan Civil War. A Sri Lankan government customs officer, D.K.P. Dassangayake, reported that the battle begun as the Navy met the rebel ships and exchanged fire.

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Located at 9.67 80.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Battles of Eelam War IV, Naval battles involving Sri Lanka

1974 Tamil conference incident

The 1974 Tamil conference incident occurred during the fourth World Tamil Research Conference, which was held in the city of Jaffna between January 3 and 9, 1974. Police action resulted in the loss of nine lives, the loss of civilian property and more than 50 civilians sustaining severe injuries.

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Located at 9.67 80.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1974 in Sri Lanka, Civilian massacres in Sri Lanka, Mass murder in 1974, Mass murder of Sri Lankan Tamils, Political repression, Politics of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Police

2006 murder of TRO workers in Sri Lanka

2006 murder of TRO workers refers to the incident of abduction of seven Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO) employees who were later presumed dead.

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Located at 9.67 80.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Civilian massacres in Sri Lanka, Human rights abuses in Sri Lanka, Mass murder in 2006, Political repression

Jaffna Central College

Jaffna Central College (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணம் மத்திய கல்லூரி Yāḻppāṇam Mattiya Kallūri, JCC) is a national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1817 by British Methodist missionaries, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools.

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Located at 9.66 80.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Calcutta, Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Madras, Boarding schools in Sri Lanka, Boys' schools in Sri Lanka, Educational institutions established in 1817, Jaffna Central College, National schools in Sri Lanka, Schools in Jaffna, Wesleyan Methodist Mission, North Ceylon

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Jaffna