Island North Divisional Secretariat
Island North Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Jaffna District, of Northern Province, Sri Lanka.- Type: Locality
- Description: Divisional Secretariat in Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Islands North Division”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kayts Island Fort and Fort Hammenhiel.
Kayts Island Fort
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kayts Island Fort was built by the Portuguese in 1629 and was abandoned in 1651. In the late 1600s, Dutch controlled the fort when they took over the Kayts island.
Fort Hammenhiel
Hotel
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Hammenhiel is a fort built around a small island between the islands of Kayts and Karaitivu of Jaffna Peninsula in Northern Sri Lanka.
Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam
School
Photo: Kaytsfan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam is a provincial school in Karampon, Sri Lanka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kayts.
Kayts
Town
Kayts, is a village on Velanai Island, off the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. There are a number of other villages on the island such as Allaippiddi, Mankumpan, Velanai, Saravanai, Puliyankoodal, Suruvil, Naranthanai, Karampon and Melinchimunai.
Island North Divisional Secretariat
- Category: Divisional Secretariat of Sri Lanka
- Location: Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Island North Divisional Secretariat” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Islands North Division”
- Sinhala: “දුපත උතුර ප්රාදේශීය ලේකම් කොට්ඨාසය”
- Swedish: “Islands North Division”
- Tamil: “ஊர்காவற்றுறை பிரதேச செயலாளர் பிரிவு”
- Tamil: “ஊர்காவற்றுறை பிரதேசச் செயலாளர் பிரிவு”
- Ukrainian: “Північний Айленд (підрозділ окружного секретаріату)”
- Ukrainian: “Північний Айленд”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kayts and Karampan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kannavi Kulam and Uppu Kuli.
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