Ariyalai
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.- Type: Town with 12,000 residents
- Description: suburb in Jaffna, Northern, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Arialai” and “பிரப்பங்குளம் மகாமாரி அம்மன் கோயில்”
- Postal code: 40000
Places of Interest
Highlights: Nallur Kandaswamy temple and St. Mary’s Cathedral.
Nallur Kandaswamy temple
Hindu temple
The Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil is a Hindu temple, located in Nallur, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Nallur Kandaswamy temple is situated 2½ km northwest of Ariyalai.
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Church
St. Mary's Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic… St. Mary’s Cathedral is situated 2½ km west of Ariyalai.
Jaffna Public Library
Library
Jaffna Public Library is located in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Jaffna Public Library is situated 4 km west of Ariyalai.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nallur and Navatkuli.
Nallur
Town
Nallur is an affluent suburb in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Nallur is situated 2½ km northwest of Ariyalai.
Navatkuli
Town
Navatkuli is a town in Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Navatkuli is situated 4 km east of Ariyalai.
Ariyalai
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Ariyalai South East, Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.65909° or 9° 39′ 33″ north
Longitude
80.04766° or 80° 2′ 52″ east
Population
12,000
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
6MX2M25X+J3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Tamil—“Ariyalai” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Ариялаи”
- Cebuano: “Ariyalai”
- Dutch: “Ariyalai”
- Irish: “Ariyalai”
- Malayalam: “അരിയാലൈ”
- Sinhala: “අරියාලෙයි”
- Sinhala: “අරියාලේ”
- Swedish: “Ariyalai”
- Tamil: “அரியாலை”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Columbuthurai and Ariylai South West.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Ariyalai Sivan Kovil and Ariyalai Sri Parvathi School Play Ground.
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