Kankesanthurai
Kankesanthurai, colloquially known as KKS, is a port suburb, fishing division and resort hub of the Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Formerly an electoral district, Kankesanthurai is home to the Kankesanthurai beach, Keerimalai Naguleswaram temple and the Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple.- Type: Town with 15,000 residents
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Kankesanturai”, “காங்கேசந்துறை”, “കാങ്കേശൻതുറൈ”, “カンカサントゥライ”, and “カンケサントゥライ”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Kankesanthurai Lighthouse and Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple.
Kankesanthurai Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Kankesanthurai Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Kankesanthurai in northern Sri Lanka.
Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple
Hindu temple
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Keerimalai and Tellippalai.
Keerimalai
Village
Keerimalai is a town in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. Keerimalai is situated 3 km west of Kankesanthurai.
Tellippalai
Town
Tellippalai or Thellippalai also known as Tillypalli… Tellippalai is situated 3½ km south of Kankesanthurai.
Palaly, Sri Lanka
Town
Palaly is a small town in the North Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. Palaly, Sri Lanka is situated 5 km southeast of Kankesanthurai.
Kankesanthurai
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Kankesanthurai South, Valikamam North Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.81187° or 9° 48′ 43″ north
Longitude
80.03745° or 80° 2′ 15″ east
Population
15,000
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
UN/LOCODE
LK KNK
Open location code
6MX2R26P+PX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tamil—“Kankesanthurai” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kankesanthurai”
- Irish: “Kankesanthurai”
- Italian: “Kankasanturai”
- Japanese: “カンカサントゥレイ”
- Malayalam: “കാങ്കേശന്തുറൈ”
- Sinhala: “කන්කසන්තුරේ”
- Tamil: “காங்கேசன்துறை”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Thaiyiddy and Maaviddapuram.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Post Office and kangesanthurai international harbour.
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Worth a closer look: Jaffna and Mannar.
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