Nallur

Nallur is an affluent suburb in , . It is located 3 km south from Jaffna city centre. Nallur is most famous for , one of Sri Lanka's most sacred place of pilgrimage for Sri Lankan Hindus.
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Photo: Gane Kumaraswamy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Town with 15,000 residents
  • Description: town in the district of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Nallur, Jaffna” and “നല്ലൂർ, യാഴ്പ്പാണം”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Nallur Kandaswamy temple and St. Mary’s Cathedral.

Hindu temple
Photo: Thivagaranp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil is a , located in Nallur, , Sri Lanka.

Church
Photo: Ghostface Buddha, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Mary's Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic…

Hospital
is a government hospital in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ariyalai and Kokkuvil.

Town
Photo: உமாபதி, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb of the city of in northern . is situated 2½ km southeast of Nallur.

Village
Kokuvil is a suburb in the northern city of . is situated 3 km north of Nallur.

Village
Photo: T.kiresan, Public domain.
is a town in the of Sri Lanka, about 5 miles north of the city of . is situated 5 km north of Nallur.

Nallur

Latitude
9.67349° or 9° 40′ 25″ north
Longitude
80.02903° or 80° 1′ 45″ east
Population
15,000
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
6MX2M2FH+9J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2059494459
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1233838
Wiki­data ID
Q6960987
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Tamil—“Nallur” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Nallur”
  • Dutch: “Nallur”
  • French: “Nallur”
  • Irish: “Nallur”
  • Japanese: “ナルア”
  • Kannada: “ನಲ್ಲೂರು (ಶ್ರೀಲಂಕಾ)”
  • Kannada: “ನಲ್ಲೂರು”
  • Malayalam: “നല്ലൂർ, ജാഫ്ന”
  • Portuguese: “Nalur”
  • Slovenian: “Nalur”
  • Tamil: “நல்லூர் (யாழ்ப்பாணம்)”
  • Tamil: “நல்லூர்”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kalviyankadu and Ariylai South West.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Nallur temple Pond and Nallur Sivan Kovil.

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