Thikkam
Thikkam is a small town in Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It has many places, such as Madatthuvasal Pillajar Kovil and Thikkam Vadisalai.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nelliady Madhya Maha Vidyalayam and Methodist Girls’ High School, Point Pedro.
Nelliady Madhya Maha Vidyalayam
School
Nelliady Central College is a national school in Nelliady, Sri Lanka. Nelliady Madhya Maha Vidyalayam is situated 3 km south of Thikkam.
Methodist Girls’ High School, Point Pedro
School
Methodist Girls' High School is a provincial school in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1823 by British Methodist missionaries, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools. Methodist Girls’ High School, Point Pedro is situated 4 km east of Thikkam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alvai and Valvettithurai.
Alvai
Village
Alvai or Alvaay is a coastal village in Vadamaraadchi, northern Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka. It is located 30 kilometers from the city of Jaffna or 5 kilometers from the town of Point Pedro. Panai Munai, the northernmost point of Sri Lanka, is in Alvai.
Valvettithurai
Town
Photo: Anton 17, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Valvettithurai, sometimes shortened as VVT or Valvai, is a coastal town of Jaffna District on the northeast coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in Northern Province, Sri Lanka governed by an Urban Council of the same name. Valvettithurai is situated 3 km west of Thikkam.
Nelliyady
Town
Nelliady is a town in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. It is one of the busiest towns in Jaffna district. After many coastal areas of Sri Lanka were devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami many people settled further inland, in towns including Nelliady. Nelliyady is situated 3 km south of Thikkam.
Thikkam
- Type: Village with 5,000 residents
- Description: place in Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.82737° or 9° 49′ 39″ northLongitude
80.19634° or 80° 11′ 47″ eastPopulation
5,000Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
6MX2R5GW+WGOpenStreetMap ID
node 4463113784OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
1226636Wikidata ID
Q7784149
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Persian—“Thikkam” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Thikkam”
- Irish: “Thikkam”
- Persian: “تیککام”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Polykandy and Inparsiddy.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kanthvankadavai Murugan Temple and Polykandy Paththirakali Amman Temple.
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