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Velanai Destination Guide

Touring Velanai in Sri Lanka

Velanai in the region of Sri Lanka (general) is a city located in Sri Lanka - some 187 mi or ( 300 km ) North of Colombo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Velanai

Time in Velanai is now 02:40 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Varuttalaivilan, Vannarpannai South West, Vannarpannai South East, Trincomalee, and Suruvil. Being here already, consider visiting Varuttalaivilan . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Velanai ? 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

Velanai Central College

Velanai Central College (Tamil: வேலணை மத்திய கல்லூரி Vēlaṇai Mattiya Kallūri) is a provincial school in Velanai, Sri Lanka.

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Located at 9.65 79.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1945, Provincial schools in Sri Lanka, Schools in Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Kayts

Kayts, is one of the important villages in Velanai Island which is a small island off the coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. There are number of other villages within the Velanai Islands such as Allaippiddi, Mankumpan, Velanai, Saravanai, Puliyankoodal, Suruvil, Naranthanai and Karampan. The majority of the people are Hindus with a minority of Muslims and Christians. There are number of Hindu temples as well as a church and a mosque.

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Located at 9.67 79.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Islands of Sri Lanka, Kayts, Populated places in Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Kayts Hospital

Kayts Hospital is a government hospital in Kayts, Sri Lanka. It is controlled by the provincial government in Jaffna. As of 2010 it had 59 beds. The hospital is sometimes called Kayts Base Hospital or Kayts District Hospital. As well as general medical care the hospital provides a wide variety of healthcare services including diabetic, dentistry, family planning, obstetrics (ante-natal). The hospital also has an emergency department and a pathological laboratory.

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Located at 9.69 79.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Hospitals in Northern Province, Sri Lanka, Kayts, Provincial government hospitals in Sri Lanka

Allaippiddi

Allaippiddi or Allaipiddy is a village within the Velanai Island in the Jaffna peninsula within Sri Lanka's Northern Province.

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Located at 9.62 79.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Jaffna District, Populated places in Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Karaitivu (island)

Karaitivu or Kaaraitheevu, is an island linked to Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka by a Causeway. Karainagar is the biggest town on this island.

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Located at 9.62 79.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Geography of Sri Lanka, Islands of Sri Lanka, Jaffna District, Populated places in Northern Province, Sri Lanka