Chirutivu
Chirutivu is an island in Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Chirutivu is situated nearby to the locality Karaiyur, as well as near Vannarpannai South East.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jaffna Public Library and Jaffna Fort.
Jaffna Public Library
Library
Photo: Anton 17, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jaffna Public Library is located in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It is one of Jaffna's most notable landmarks, and is run by the Jaffna Municipal Council. The library was built in 1933 and is Sri Lanka's second main public Library, only rivalled by Colombo Public Library During the early 1980s, it was one of the biggest libraries in Asia, containing over 97,000 books and manuscripts.
Jaffna Fort
Ruins
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jaffna Fort is a fort built by the Portuguese at Jaffna, Sri Lanka, in 1618 under Phillippe de Oliveira following the Portuguese invasion of Jaffna. The fort is located near the coastal village of Gurunagar.
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Ghostface Buddha, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Mary's Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaffna located in Gurunagar, a suburb of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. The cathedral is also known locally as Periye Kovil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jaffna and Nallur.
Jaffna
Photo: Gane Kumaraswamy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jaffna District is the northernmost region of Sri Lanka, and one of the oldest inhabited places on the island. It is populated mainly by Tamil speaking people.
Nallur
Town
Nallur is an affluent suburb in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It is located 3 km south from Jaffna city centre. Nallur is most famous for Nallur Kandaswamy temple, one of Sri Lanka's most sacred place of pilgrimage for Sri Lankan Hindus. Nallur is situated 4 km northeast of Chirutivu.
Ariyalai
Town
Photo: உமாபதி, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ariyalai is a suburb of the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. The suburb is divided into eight village officer divisions whose combined population was 10,750 at the 2012 census. Ariyalai is situated 5 km east of Chirutivu.
Chirutivu
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Chirutivu from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Chirutivu” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Чирутиву”
- Cebuano: “Chirutivu”
- Swedish: “Chirutivu”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Karaiyur and Vannarpannai South East.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Durayappah Stadium and Thuraiyappa Stadium.
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