Kuruchadditivu
Kuruchadditivu is an island in Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Kuruchadditivu is situated nearby to the locality Karaiyur, as well as near the village Navanthurai.Places of Interest
Highlights include Jaffna Fort and Jaffna Public Library.
Jaffna Fort
Ruins
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jaffna Fort is a fort built by the Portuguese at Jaffna, Sri Lanka, in 1618 under Phillippe de Oliveira following the Portuguese invasion of Jaffna. The fort is located near the coastal village of Gurunagar.
Jaffna Public Library
Library
Photo: Anton 17, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jaffna Public Library is located in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. 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. Jaffna Public Library is situated 2½ km east of Kuruchadditivu.
Jaffna Teaching Hospital
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. Jaffna Teaching Hospital is situated 3 km northeast of Kuruchadditivu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jaffna and Nallur.
Jaffna
Photo: Gane Kumaraswamy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jaffna District is the northernmost region of Sri Lanka, and one of the oldest inhabited places on the island. It is populated mainly by Tamil speaking people.
Nallur
Town
Nallur is an affluent suburb in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It is located 3 km south from Jaffna city centre. Nallur is most famous for Nallur Kandaswamy temple, one of Sri Lanka's most sacred place of pilgrimage for Sri Lankan Hindus. Nallur is situated 5 km northeast of Kuruchadditivu.
Kokkuvil
Village
Kokuvil is a suburb in the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. Kokkuvil is situated 6 km northeast of Kuruchadditivu.
Kuruchadditivu
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Kuruchadditivu” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Куручадитиву”
- Cebuano: “Kuruchadditivu”
- Swedish: “Kuruchadditivu”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Karaiyur and Navanthurai.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chirutivu and Thuraiyappa Stadium.
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