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After passing the A35 highway, it crosses Elephant Pass, into the Jaffna Peninsula. The highway goes past Mirusuvil and Chavakachcheri on its final run up to Jaffna, the cultural centre of the north. In Jaffna, it meets many other roads, including the A32 highway. The A9 passes through the city centre and terminates at the Jaffna Fort.
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Chilaw Road, Negombo 1.26 B079 Chilaw - Wariyapola 50.64 B080 Chundikuli - Colombouthurai 2.56 B081 Chunnakam Power Station Road 0.16 B082 Circular Road Kurunegala 9.84 B083 Circular Road, Tangalle 1.45 B084 Colombo - Horana 28.01 B085 Cross Road - Medawachchiya 0.48 B086 Dambagahapitiya - Pinnagolla - Arawa - Meegahakiula 13.32 B087
Jaffna is known in Tamil as Yalpanam and earlier known as Yalpanapattinam.A 15th-century inscription of the Vijayanagara Empire mentions the place as Yalpaanayanpaddinam. [citation needed] The name also occurs on copper plates issued by Sethupathi kings of the same era. [4]
The bridge is part of the A32 Jaffna-Mannar highway. [8] Prior to construction of the bridge the only road connection between Jaffna Peninsula and the mainland was at Elephant Pass. Sangupiddy Bridge reduces the journey from the southern Sri Lanka to Jaffna by 110 km (68 mi) or three hours. [4] [6]
The Central Expressway (E04), is an under construction road project that will link the Sri Lankan capital, ... Kandy–Jaffna Road (A009 Road) Dambulla 136.9
It is located 3 km south from Jaffna city centre. [1] Nallur is most famous for Nallur Kandaswamy temple, one of Sri Lanka's most sacred place of pilgrimage for Sri Lankan Hindus. [1] [2] Nallur is also famous for being the historical capital of the old Jaffna Kingdom and birthplace of renowned philosopher and theologian, Arumuka Navalar. [3] [4]
Jaffna kingdom at its greatest extent c. 1350. The Naga people were one of the ancient tribes of Sri Lanka, who were mainly concentrated in the Jaffna Peninsula.The peninsula was also known in pre-mediaeval era as Naga Nadu, which means "Land of the Nagas" as mentioned in the twin epics of ancient Tamilakam, the Silappatikaram and Manimekalai.