Vaddukoddai

Vaddukoddai is small but important town in the minority Sri Lankan Tamil dominated Jaffna peninsula of . This place famous to Cultural Dances & Hindu rituals.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: town in Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Batticaloa”, “Batticotta”, “Vadducoddai North”, and “Vaddukoddai North”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jaffna College and Victoria College, Chulipuram.

School
is a private school in Vaddukoddai, . It was founded in 1871 as a successor to the Batticotta Seminary which had been established by American missionaries.

School
Victoria College is a provincial school in , .

School
J/ is a National School in Vaddukoddai, . was started as an English school by Ambalavana Navalar on Vijayadashami in the month of 1894. against Vaddukoddai Seminary in order to prevent this process of "Saiva Tamil" children converting to Christianity for learning English and get government jobs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pandatharippu and Chankanai.

Town
or Pandaththarippu or Pandaththeruppu is a village in the northern of . It is located approximately 20 km from City of . is situated 3½ km northeast of Vaddukoddai.

Town
is a town located 12 km north-west of , Sri Lanka.

Village
is a town located 10 km from the City of , . It is the home of :…

Vaddukoddai

Latitude
9.7486° or 9° 44′ 55″ north
Longitude
79.9546° or 79° 57′ 17″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
6JXXPXX3+CR
Geo­Names ID
7324008
Wiki­data ID
Q7908192
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Tamil—“Vaddukoddai” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Vaddukoddai”
  • Irish: “Vaddukoddai”
  • Malayalam: “വട്ടുക്കോട്ടൈ”
  • Sinhala: “වඩුක්කොඩෙයි”
  • Tamil: “வட்டுக்கோட்டை”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Vaddukoddai East and Chittankeni.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kotakali Kulam and Punnalai Kulam.

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