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Jaffna District is located in the far north of Sri Lanka in the Northern Province and occupies most of the Jaffna Peninsula. It has an area of 1,025 square kilometres (396 sq mi). [2] It is divided into four areas geographically: Thenmarachchi or Thenmaradchi; Vadamarachchi or Vadamaradchi; Valikamam; Jaffna Islands
During colonial times, Jaffna was Ceylon's (Sri Lanka) second largest city. Post-independence the city was overtaken by the growth of settlements near Colombo. But even in 1981 Jaffna was the largest city outside the Greater Colombo area. The population of Jaffna, like the rest of the North and East, has been
Mandaitivu (Tamil: மண்டைதீவு, romanized: Maṇṭaitīvu; Sinhala: මන්ඩතිව් Manḍativ) is an island off the coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka, located approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of the city of Jaffna. The island has an area of 7.56 square kilometres (2.92 sq mi) and is divided ...
Ariyalai (Tamil: அரியாலை, romanized: Ariyālai; Sinhala: අරියාලෙයි Ariyāleyi) is a suburb of the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. [2] The suburb is divided into eight village officer divisions whose combined population was 10,750 at the 2012 census. [1]
Kopay was the 2nd capital of the Jaffna Kingdom while Nallur was the capital. The name Kopay derives from the two Tamil words kō meaning "king" and pāy meaning "seat", which it gained because the kings of Aryacakravarti dynasty of Jaffna Kingdom had their residence here. [1] [2] King Cankili I had his stronghold at the fort previously located ...
The earliest settlers of Jaffna, were according to local legend, a musician and his kinsfolk. [5] According to scholars is the place surrounding Gurunagar , Colombuthurai and Passaiyoor the surmised place where they first settled.