Jaffna Peninsula
The Jaffna Peninsula is a region in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is home to the capital city of the province, Jaffna, and comprises much of the former land mass of the medieval Jaffna Kingdom.
- Peninsula
- …lies at an elevation of 1 metre (3 feet)
- Description: region of Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karaveddy and Nelliyady.
Karaveddy
Village
Karaveddy is a town located 7 km from the City of Point Pedro, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. Karaveddy is situated 5 km northeast of Jaffna Peninsula.
Nelliyady
Town
Nelliady is a town in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. Nelliyady is situated 7 km northeast of Jaffna Peninsula.
Thunnalai
Village
Thunnalai is a village in Vadamarachchi South-West, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Thunnalai is situated 7 km northeast of Jaffna Peninsula.
Jaffna Peninsula
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
9.75° or 9° 45′ north
Longitude
80.16667° or 80° 10′ east
Open location code
6MX2Q528+2M
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Jaffna Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شبه جزيرة جافنا”
- Azerbaijani: “Cafna yarımadası”
- Basque: “Jaffnako penintsula”
- Bengali: “জাফনা পেনিনসোলা”
- Bulgarian: “Джафна (полуостров)”
- Bulgarian: “Джафна”
- Cebuano: “Jaffna Peninsula”
- Chinese: “賈夫納半島”
- Chinese: “贾夫纳半岛”
- Czech: “poloostrov Džafna”
- Czech: “poloostrov Jaffna”
- Czech: “poloostrov Jápané”
- Danish: “Jaffna Peninsula”
- Dutch: “Jaffna”
- Finnish: “Jaffna niemimaa”
- French: “péninsule de Jaffna”
- French: “Péninsule de Jaffna”
- German: “Jaffna-Halbinsel”
- Greek: “Χερσόνησος της Τζάφνα”
- Gujarati: “જાફના દ્વીપકલ્પ”
- Hebrew: “חצי האי ג’פנה”
- Hindi: “जाफना प्रायद्वीप”
- Indonesian: “Jaffna Peninsula”
- Italian: “Jaffna”
- Japanese: “ジャフナ半島”
- Kannada: “ಜಾಫ್ನಾ ಪೆನಿನ್ಸುಲಾ”
- Korean: “자프나 반도”
- Latvian: “Džafnas pussala”
- Lithuanian: “Džafnės pusiasalis”
- Malay: “Jaffna Peninsula”
- Marathi: “जॅफिन पेनिनसुला”
- Nepali: “जाफना प्रायद्वीप”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Jeffna Peninsula”
- Polish: “Dżafna”
- Polish: “Półwysep Jaffna”
- Portuguese: “Península de Jafanapatão”
- Portuguese: “Península de Jaffna”
- Russian: “Джафна”
- Russian: “Джаффна”
- Sinhala: “යාපනය අර්ධද්වීපය”
- Spanish: “Peninsula de Jaffna”
- Spanish: “Península de Jaffna”
- Swedish: “Jaffna Peninsula”
- Swedish: “Jaffnahalvön”
- Swedish: “Jeffna Peninsula”
- Tamil: “யாழ் குடாநாடு”
- Tamil: “யாழ்ப்பாணக் குடாநாடு”
- Tamil: “யாழ்ப்பாணத் தீபகற்பம்”
- Tamil: “ஜேஆனா பெனின்சுலா”
- Telugu: “జాఫ్నా పెనిన్సులా”
- Thai: “จาฟนา”
- Turkish: “Jaffna Peninsula”
- Ukrainian: “Джафна”
- Ukrainian: “Джаффна”
- Ukrainian: “Півострів Джафна”
- Urdu: “جزیرہ نمائے جافنا”
- Vietnamese: “Jaffna Peninsula”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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