Vannarpannai South West

Vannarpannai South West is a small town in . It is located within .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jaffna Public Library and Jaffna Teaching Hospital.

Library
is located in , . It is one of Jaffna's most notable landmarks, and is run by the Jaffna Municipal Council. The library was built in 1933 and is Sri Lanka's second main public Library, only rivalled by Colombo Public Library During the early 1980s, it was one of the biggest libraries in Asia, containing over 97,000 books and manuscripts. is situated 2½ km south of Vannarpannai South West.

Hospital
is a government hospital in , . It is the leading hospital in the and the only hospital in the province controlled by the central government in .

Ruins
is a fort built by the at , , in 1618 under Phillippe de Oliveira following the Portuguese invasion of Jaffna. The fort is located near the coastal village of Gurunagar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kokkuvil and Nallur.

Village
Kokuvil is a suburb in the northern city of .

Town
is an affluent suburb in , . It is located 3 km south from Jaffna city centre. is most famous for , one of Sri Lanka's most sacred place of pilgrimage for Sri Lankan Hindus. is situated 3 km southeast of Vannarpannai South West.

Village
is a village located in the northern of . The village is divided into two Village officer division, and has a combined population of 3770 according to 2012 census. is situated 4 km north of Vannarpannai South West.

Vannarpannai South West

Latitude
9.6837° or 9° 41′ 1″ north
Longitude
80.0052° or 80° 0′ 19″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
6MX2M2M4+F3
Geo­Names ID
1225075
Wiki­data ID
Q7915106
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Persian—“Vannarpannai South West” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: فانربني ساوث ويست
  • Dutch: Vannarpannai South West
  • Egyptian Arabic: فانربنى ساوث ويست
  • Persian: ونرپنی جنوب غربی

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