Keerimalai
Keerimalai is a town in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. Naguleswaram temple is located in this suburb. The mineral water spring called Keerimalai Springs here is reputed for its curative properties.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 7,000 residents
- Description: town in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Kirimalai”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple and Kankesanthurai Lighthouse.
Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple in Maviddapuram in northern Sri Lanka. Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple is situated 3 km southeast of Keerimalai.
Kankesanthurai Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Kankesanthurai Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Kankesanthurai in northern Sri Lanka. Built in 1893, the 22 metres lighthouse has an octagonal masonry tower with lantern and gallery. Kankesanthurai Lighthouse is situated 4 km east of Keerimalai.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ilavalai and Tellippalai.
Ilavalai
Village
Ilavalai is a coastal area located in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It is 16 km towards north from the Capital of the Northern Province, Jaffna, 8 km from the port town of Kankesanthurai and situated across the Sandilipay - Senthankulam main road. Ilavalai is situated 2½ km southwest of Keerimalai.
Tellippalai
Town
Tellippalai or Thellippalai also known as Tillypalli is a small town in the northern Jaffna District of Sri Lanka. It is located about 15 kilometers north of Jaffna town along the Kankesanthurai road In the middle part of 20th century Tellippallai town had… Tellippalai is situated 4½ km southeast of Keerimalai.
Alaveddy
Village
Alaveddy is an area of North Valigamam Division, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. It consists of five village tracts: Alaveddy North, Alaveddy Centre, Alaveddy East, Alaveddy South and Alaveddy West. Alaveddy is situated 5 km south of Keerimalai.
Keerimalai
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Naguleswaram, Valikamam North Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.81189° or 9° 48′ 43″ northLongitude
80.00987° or 80° 0′ 36″ eastPopulation
7,000Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
6MX2R265+QWOpenStreetMap ID
node 4451422461OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
1240724Wikidata ID
Q6383301
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Tamil—“Keerimalai” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Керималаи”
- Cebuano: “Keerimalai”
- Dutch: “Keerimalai”
- French: “Keerimalai”
- Irish: “Keerimalai”
- Malayalam: “കീരിമലൈ”
- Swedish: “Keerimalai”
- Tamil: “கீரிமலை”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Keerimalai Naguleswaram Temple and Church.
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