Koddady
Koddady is a locality in Jaffna, Northern Province. Koddady is situated nearby to the village Navanthurai, as well as near the locality Anaipanthy.Places of Interest
Highlights include Jaffna Public Library and St. Mary’s Cathedral.
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 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.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nallur and Kokkuvil.
Nallur
Town
Photo: Gane Kumaraswamy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Kokkuvil
Village
Kokuvil is a suburb in the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. Kokkuvil is situated 3½ km northeast of Koddady.
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 4½ km east of Koddady.
Koddady
- Type: Locality
- Location: Jaffna, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.6701° or 9° 40′ 12″ northLongitude
80.0067° or 80° 0′ 24″ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
6MX2M2C4+2MGeoNames ID
7324165
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