Navanthurai
District of Jaffna
in Northern Province, Sri Lanka
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Kankesanturai Airport (10 mi) - China Bay Airport (112 mi)
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Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport (116 mi) - Madurai Airport (131 mi)
- Neyveli Airport (138 mi)
- Pondicherry Airport (159 mi)
- Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (172 mi)
- Batticaloa Airport (177 mi)
- Sacred City of Anuradhapura (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Great Living Chola Temples (Unesco heritage, 97 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 9.668 and 80.007 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 9° 40' 6" and E 80° 0' 26"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rupee - LKR
- Spoken languages:
- Sinhala, Tamil, English
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 05:33 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 2:24 am and 2:50 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -0.955 and -90.967 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Puerto Villamil - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,1 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Sri Lanka.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Sri Lanka. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Discover Navanthurai
The district Navanthurai of Jaffna in Northern Province is a district in Sri Lanka about 190 mi north of Colombo, the country's capital city.
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When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Anuradhapura, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Puducherry and Kandy. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 33°C / 91 °F
| Morning Temperature | 26°C / 80 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 31°C / 87 °F |
| Night Temperature | 29°C / 83 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 55% |
| Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 77% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
32°C (90 °F)
29°C (84 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
32°C (90 °F)
29°C (83 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
33°C (91 °F)
29°C (85 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Tilko Jaffna City Hotel
Vista Cosy Hotel and Restaurant
The Thinnai Hotel
Jaffna Heritage Villa
Vista Old Park Villa
The Margosa Bongo Stay
Vista Kais Guest House
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
1974 Tamil conference incident
The 1974 Tamil conference incident occurred during the fourth World Tamil Research Conference, which was held in the city of Jaffna between January 3 and 9, 1974. Police action resulted in the loss of nine lives, the loss of civilian property and more than 50 civilians sustaining severe injuries.
Jaffna Hindu College
Jaffna Hindu College (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணம் இந்துக் கல்லூரி Yāḻppāṇam Intuk Kallūri, JHC) is a national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1886 by a group of Hindu people who wanted an English language alternative to the Christian missionary schools. JHC is known throughout Sri Lanka as Hindu College.
Jaffna Central College
Jaffna Central College (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணம் மத்திய கல்லூரி Yāḻppāṇam Mattiya Kallūri, JCC) is a national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1817 by British Methodist missionaries, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools.
Kokkuvil
Kokkuvil is a suburb in the north Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. File:Compass rose pale-50x50. png Kondavil Kopay File:Compass rose pale-50x50. png North Kopay West Kokkuvil East South Jaffna Fort Jaffna Fort Nallur {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:9|41|31.16|N|80|1|13.54|E|region:LK_type:landmark |primary |name= }}
2006 murder of TRO workers in Sri Lanka
2006 murder of TRO workers refers to the incident of abduction of seven Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO) employees who were later presumed dead.
Vannarpannai
Vannarpannai is a notable suburb within the Jaffna town municipality in the northern Jaffna District in Sri Lanka. It is home to many cultural insituitions that are important for the Saiva revivalism of the local Sri Lankan Tamils as initiated by Arumuga Navalar. It is home to Kathiresan Temple and Vaitheeswaran Temple in which Navalar began his circuit preaching.
Parameshwara College, Jaffna
Parameshwara College (Tamil: பரமேஸ்வரா கல்லூரி Paramēsvarā Kallūri) was one of the first Hindu schools in Ceylon. It was founded by Sir P. Ramanathan in 1921. His idea was to make the school a university. It began as a teacher training school and later conducted classes for the London Matriculation and Cambridge exams. Later, it followed the S.S.C. Exam and University Entrance syllabus.
Kokuvil Hindu College
Kokuvil Hindu College (Tamil: கொக்குவில் இந்துக் கல்லூரி Kokkuvil Intuk Kallūri, KHC) is a provincial school in Kokkuvil, Sri Lanka.
Battle off the coast of Jaffna
The Battle off the coast of Jaffna – a naval battle fought between the Navy of Sri Lanka and Tamil Tiger ships. According to Sri Lankan sources, it took place on Saturday 1 November 2008 in the northern territorial waters of Sri Lanka off the coast of Jaffna during the Sri Lankan Civil War. A Sri Lankan government customs officer, D.K.P. Dassangayake, reported that the battle begun as the Navy met the rebel ships and exchanged fire.
Jaffna Teaching Hospital
Jaffna Teaching Hospital is a government hospital in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It is the leading hospital in the Northern Province and the only hospital in the province controlled by the central government in Colombo. The hospital is the only teaching hospital in the Northern Province. The hospital is the main clinical teaching facility for the University of Jaffna's Faculty of Medicine. As of 2010 it had 1,228 beds.
University of Jaffna
The University of Jaffna (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணப் பல்கலைக்கழகம், Sinhala: යාපනය විශ්වවිද්යාලය, abbreviated UoJ) is a public university in the city of Jaffna in Sri Lanka. Established in 1974 as the sixth campus of the University of Sri Lanka, it became an independent, autonomous university in 1979. The university, like all public universities in Sri Lanka, receives the bulk of its funding from the University Grants Commission (UGC), part of the Ministry of Higher Education in Colombo.
Jaffna
Jaffna 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 away from Kandarodai which served as a famous emporium in the Jaffna peninsula from classical antiquity. Jaffna's suburb, Nallur served as the capital of the four centuries-long medieval Jaffna kingdom.
Tirunelveli West
Tirunelveli West is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province.
Uyarapulam
Uyarapulam is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province.
Vannarpannai South East
Vannarpannai South East is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province.
Vannarpannai North West
Vannarpannai North West is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province.
Vannarpannai South West
Vannarpannai South West is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province.
Osmania College
Osmania College is a provincial school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It was once a prominent educational institution for the city's Muslim community.
Vembadi Girls' High School
Vembadi Girls’ High School (Tamil: வேம்படி பெண்கள் உயர்தரப் பாடசாலை Vēmpaṭi Peṇkaḷ Uyartarap Pāṭacālai) is a national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1834 by British Methodist missionaries, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools.
Jaffna Fort
Jaffna Fort is a fort built by the Portuguese at Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1618 under Philip De Olivera following the Portuguese invasion of Jaffna. It was captured by the Dutch under Raiclop Van Goins in 1658 who expanded it. In 1795, it was taken over by the British, and remained under the control of a British garrison till 1948.
Jaffna Hindu Ladies' College
Jaffna Hindu Ladies' College (JHLC) is a provincial school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Holy Family Convent, Jaffna
Holy Family Convent is a provincial school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. The school was established in 1845 and consists of both a Tamil and an English convent.
Jaffna railway station
Jaffna railway station (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணம் புகையிரத நிலையம்) is a railway station in the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station was once one of the busiest in the country, linking the north with the capital Colombo. The popular Yarl Devi service, which operated on the Northern Line, called at the station. In the late 1980s the station suffered heavy damage due to the civil war.
Vaitheeswara Vidyalayam
Vaitheeswara Vidyalayam (Tamil: வைத்தீஸ்வர வித்தியாலயம் Vaittīsvara Vittiyālayam, also known as Vaidyeshwara College) is a provincial school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Vannarpannai Navalar Maha Vidyalayam
Vannarpannai Navalar Maha Vidyalayam (Tamil: வண்ணார்பண்ணை நாவலர் மகா வித்தியாலயம் Vaṇṇārpaṇṇai Nāvalar Makā Vittiyālayam, also known as Vannai Navalar Secondary School) is a provincial school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
These districts also belong to Jaffna.
Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Jaffna.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Navanthurai, Navanturai
