Thurkkapuram

Thurkkapuram is a locality in Valikamam North Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province. Thurkkapuram is situated nearby to the locality Tellippalai East, as well as near Tellippalai South West.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tellippalai railway station and Mallakam railway station.

Tellippalai railway station

Railway station

Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tellippalai railway station is a railway station in the town of Tellippalai in northern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Northern Line which links the north with the capital Colombo.

Mallakam railway station

Railway station

Mallakam railway station is a railway station in the town of Mallakam in northern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Northern Line which links the north with the capital Colombo.

Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple

Hindu temple

Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple in Maviddapuram in northern Sri Lanka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tellippalai and Chunnakam.

Tellippalai

Town

Tellippalai 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 Jaffna town along the Kankesanthurai road In the middle part of 20th century Tellippallai town had…

Chunnakam

Town

Chunnakam is a town, located 9.7 km north of Jaffna. It is one of the important commercial centres in Jaffna. The original name of the town was Mayilani. Chunnakam is situated 4½ km south of Thurkkapuram.

Keerimalai

Village

Keerimalai is a town in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. Naguleswaram temple is located in this suburb. The mineral water spring called Keerimalai Springs here is reputed for its curative properties. Keerimalai is situated 3½ km north of Thurkkapuram.

Thurkkapuram

Type: Locality
Location: Valikamam North Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

9.783° or 9° 46′ 59″ north

Longitude

80.0207° or 80° 1′ 15″ east

Elevation

7 metres (23 feet)

Open location code

6MX2Q2MC+67

GeoNames ID

7323979

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Localities in the Area

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