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Jaffna District

Jaffna District is one of the 25 districts of , the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Jaffna International Airport and Nilavarai.

Aerodrome
, formerly known as Palaly Airport and Jaffna Airport, is an international airport serving northern . It was also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Palaly or SLAF Palaly. is situated 5 km north of Jaffna District.

Reservoir
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is a location in the Jaffna District, . It is popular for a natural underground Water well where the water never gets depleted and it serves the irrigation of the neighbouring fields.

Railway station
is a railway station in the town of in northern . Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Northern Line which links the with the capital . is situated 5 km west of Jaffna District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palaly, Sri Lanka and Chunnakam.

Town
Palaly is a small town in the North city of . It has an important International airport and a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Palaly or SLAF Palaly.

Town
is a town, located 9.7 km north of . It is one of the important commercial centres in Jaffna. The original name of the town was Mayilani. is situated 6 km west of Jaffna District.

Town
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 town along the road In the middle part of 20th century Tellippallai town had… is situated 6 km northwest of Jaffna District.

Jaffna District

Latitude
9.75° or 9° 45′ north
Longitude
80.0833° or 80° 5′ east
Population
962,000
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
6MX2Q32M+28
Geo­Names ID
1242831
Wiki­data ID
Q1520182
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Jaffna District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مديرية جافنا”
  • Catalan: “Districte de Jaffna”
  • Cebuano: “Jaffna District”
  • Chinese: “賈夫納區”
  • Chinese: “贾夫纳区”
  • Chinese: “贾夫纳县”
  • Dutch: “Jaffna”
  • Finnish: “Jaffnan piirikunta”
  • French: “Jaffna”
  • Georgian: “ჯაფნის ოლქი”
  • German: “Jaffna”
  • Hindi: “जफ़ना जिला”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Jaffna”
  • Japanese: “ジャフナ県”
  • Korean: “자프나구”
  • Malayalam: “ജാഫ്‌ന ജില്ല”
  • Malayalam: “യാഴ്പ്പാണം ജില്ല”
  • Marathi: “जाफना जिल्हा”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jaffna”
  • Norwegian: “Jaffna”
  • Persian: “ناحیه جفنا”
  • Polish: “Dżafna”
  • Portuguese: “Distrito de Jaffna”
  • Russian: “Джафна”
  • Russian: “округ Джафна”
  • Sinhala: “යාපනය පරිපාලන දිස්ත්‍රික්කය”
  • Slovenian: “Distrikt Jafna”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Jaffna”
  • Swedish: “Jaffna District”
  • Swedish: “Jaffna”
  • Tamil: “யாழ்ப்பாண மாவட்டம்”
  • Tamil: “யாழ்ப்பாணம் மாவட்டம்”
  • Turkish: “Jaffna Bölgesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Джафна”
  • Urdu: “جافنا ضلع”
  • Urdu: “جففناضلع”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع جفنا”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Puttur and Puttur West.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tattankeny Kulam and Uppu Aru Lagoon.

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