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Kantharmadam

Kantharmadam (Tamil: கந்தர்மடம்; is a village in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is located 1 km north of Jaffna Town and 1 km away from a historical Hindu temple named நல்லூர் கந்தசாமி கோவில்.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Chunnakam railway station and Mallakam railway station.

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 .

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 .

Hospital
The is a non-profit hospital in , . It was founded by Dr Samuel Fisk Green in 1848. It is a charitable hospital run by Jaffna Diocese of the Church of South India.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chunnakam and Manipay.

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.

Town
or Maanippaai is a town in the northern of . The original name of is Periyapulam. It was a mission location when the American Ceylon Mission came to Sri Lanka in the 19th century.

Town
or Pandaththarippu or Pandaththeruppu is a village in the northern of . It is located approximately 20 km from City of . is situated 5 km northwest of Kantharmadam.

Kantharmadam

Latitude
9.7509° or 9° 45′ 3″ north
Longitude
80.009° or 80° 0′ 32″ east
Population
7,000
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
6MX2Q225+9H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4468083858
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7324163
Wiki­data ID
Q25247824
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Kantharmadam” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Кантхармадам”
  • Cebuano: “Kantharmadam”
  • Irish: “Kantharmadam”
  • Swedish: “Kantharmadam”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Uduvil and Alaveddy.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kantharodai Archeolgical Site and Kadurugoda Buddhist Dagobas.

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