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Sillalai Destination Guide

Delve into Sillalai in Sri Lanka

Sillalai in the region of Northern Province is a city in Sri Lanka - some 197 mi or ( 317 km ) North of Colombo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Sillalai

Current time in Sillalai is now 07:09 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Viramanikkatevanturai, Veemankamam, Velanai West, Trincomalee, and Sillalai. While being here, make sure to check out Viramanikkatevanturai . We encountered some video on the web . 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 Sillalai ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

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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The Road to Jaffna - FLC 4

1:27 min by srilankaunitesmedia
Views: 389 Rating: 5.00

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

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.75 79.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Jaffna District, Populated places in Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Sandilipay

Sandilipay is a town located 10 km from the City of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. The original name of Sandilipay is Kalvalai. At this location on July 24, 1983 number of ethnic Tamil civilians were shot and killed by Sri lankan Army. It is the Home of : 1. Seerani naaga poosani Ambaal Temple 2. Jaffna's one and only river, Valukkai aaru.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.75 79.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Jaffna District, Populated places in Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Ilavalai

Ilavalai is a small coastal village located in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It is 16 km from the Northern Capital towards north of the Jaffna Peninsula and 8 km from the port town of Kankesanthurai. It contains many Hindu temples and Christian churches. One of the oldest is St. Anne's church, which is situated in the center of the village (Ilavalai Junction). St. Henry's College http://www. henricians.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.80 79.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Jaffna District, Populated places in Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Alaveddi

Alaveddi is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province.

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Located at 9.77 80.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Populated places in Northern Province, Sri Lanka

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.

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Located at 9.73 79.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1823 establishments, American Ceylon Mission, Christianity in Sri Lanka, Evangelicalism, Jaffna District