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.- Town with about 15,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
- …is also known as “Kankesanturai”
- Description: human settlement
Places of Interest
Discover Kankesanthurai Lighthouse and Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple.
Kankesanthurai Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Kankesanthurai Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Kankesanthurai in northern Sri Lanka.
Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple
Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple in Maviddapuram in northern Sri Lanka.
Thalsevana Holiday Resort
Hotel
Thalsevana Holiday Resort is a holiday resort on the…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Keerimalai and Tellippalai.
Keerimalai
Keerimalai is a town in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka.
3 km west of Kankesanthurai
Palaly, Sri Lanka
Town
Palaly is a small town in the North Sri Lankan city of Jaffna.
5 km southeast of Kankesanthurai
Kankesanthurai
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Latitude
9.81187° or 9° 48′ 43″ north
Longitude
80.03745° or 80° 2′ 15″ east
UN/LOCODE
LK KNK
Open location code
6MX2R26P+PX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tamil—“Kankesanthurai” goes by many names.
KankesanthuraiDutch
KankesanthuraiIrish
KankasanturaiItalian
カンカサントゥライJapanese
カンカサントゥレイJapanese
カンケサントゥライJapanese
കാങ്കേശന്തുറൈMalayalam
കാങ്കേശൻതുറൈMalayalam
කන්කසන්තුරේSinhala
காங்கேசந்துறைTamil
காங்கேசன்துறைTamil
Localities in the Area
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Northern Province: Highlights
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