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Poyiddy in the region of Northern Province is a town located in Sri Lanka - some 200 mi or ( 321 km ) North of Colombo , the country's capital .
Local time in Poyiddy is now 04:05 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Vannarpannai South West, Vannarpannai South East, Valvedditturai, Trincomalee, and Poyiddy. When in this area, you might want to check out Vannarpannai South West . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Poyiddy ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Thondamanaru to Point-Pedro: 5th February, 2012.
The coast-line road from Thondamanaru to Point-Pedro has been used for traffic for a long time. It was the crossing point across the Palk Straights to Vethaaraniyam - Thirumaraikkaadu, of South India. ..
The Road to Jaffna - FLC 4
Sri Lankan Youth Across the Island and Around the World are Gathered in the Great City of Jaffna ..
Selvachchannithy Temple, Thondamanaru, Sri Lanka - 5th February 2012.
'Selvachchannithy' had been a place of worship and was abandoned for a long time. Lord Murugan had appeared in a dream to a devotee, a fisherman, and told him that no one seemed to look after his plac ..
'Dambakolu Patuna', Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
The claimed site of landing of Sanghamitha Theri, bringing a branch of the Sacred Bo Tree at Buddha Gaya in India, over two thousand years ago in Sri Lanka has been developed lately and has been given ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Kankesanthurai
Kankesanthurai or KKS, is a town with a harbour, of Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is the location of the Sri Lanka Navy naval base, SLNS Uttara. At present it is in the High Security Zone declared by the security forces of Sri Lanka. India helps in port's restoration. Kankasanthurai port will be the nearest port for all eastern ports in India, as well as for Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Located at 9.82 80.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Maviddapuram
Maviddapuram is a holy village in the Sri Lankan district of Jaffna under the Tellipalai divisional secretariat. It is near the Palali airport, Kankesanthurai harbour and Keerimalai coast which is famous for the Naguleswaram Shiva temple. So, it is a centre point and well connected to the Jaffna town by transport services before late 1980s.
Located at 9.80 80.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Keerimalai
Keerimalai is a town in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. Naguleswaram temple is located in this suburb also a mineral water spring called Keerimalai Springs reputed for its curative properties. In Tamil Keerimalai means Mongoose-Hill, see Naguleswaram temple.
Located at 9.82 80.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Union College, Tellippalai
Union College (Tamil: ஐக்கிய கல்லூரி Aikkiya Kallūri, UC) is a provincial school in Tellippalai, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1816 by American missionaries, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools.
Located at 9.79 80.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tellippalai
Tellippalai or Thellippalai is a small town in the northern Jaffna District of Sri Lanka. It was a mission location when the American Ceylon Mission (ACM) came to Sri Lanka in the 19th century. It was known as Tillipally in ACM documents. There are number of schools some which were founded by ACM and churches and JHindu Temples in the village. The First English School of Jaffna, which led to Union College, was founded in Dutch Hall in 1816 by the Rev. Daniel Poor, an American citizen.
Located at 9.78 80.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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