Location: Jaffna
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The 5 Best Points of Interest & Landmarks in Jaffna, Northern Province
Jaffna (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணம், translit. Yāḻppāṇam, Sinhalese: යාපනය, translit. Yāpanaya) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna district located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th largest city. Jaffna is approximately six miles (9.7 kilometres) from Kandarodai which served as an emporium in the Jaffna peninsula from classical antiquity. Jaffna's suburb Nallur served as the capital of the four-century-long medieval Jaffna kingdom. Prior to the Sri Lankan civil war, it was Sri Lanka's second most populated city after the commercial capital Colombo. The 1980s insurgent uprising led to extensive damage, expulsion of part of the population, and military occupation. Since the end of civil war in 2009, refugees and internally displaced people have started to return to their homes and government and private sector reconstruction has begun.
Restaurants in Jaffna
1. Maruthanamadam Anjaneyar Temple
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4.0 based on 40 reviews
Reviewed By DipuKV - Pune, India
The huge statue of Lord Hanuman is a delight! The temple itself is nice, with a pious atmosphere for offering your prayers.
2. Keerimalai Hot springs
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3.5 based on 152 reviews
Reviewed By simply_srilankan
Men and women have separate sides...what you see in the pictures is the open to sky mens bath....the womens side is beyond the wall & enclosed Stunning views of the Indian ocean
3. Kannathiddy Pond
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
4. Gateway of Jaffna
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
5. Jaffna Eco Park
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By Stalini_LK - Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Rich diversity of migrant birds in the middle of mangrove forest. Lovely place for bird lovers. A must see place for all whp visits to Jaffna on a day trip.
