Ponnalai
Ponnalai is a village in Valikamam West, Jaffna District, Northern Province. Ponnalai is situated nearby to the village Nelliyaan, as well as near Moolai.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Victoria College, Chulipuram and Jaffna College.
Victoria College, Chulipuram
School
Victoria College is a provincial school in Chulipuram, Sri Lanka.
Jaffna College
School
Jaffna College is a private school in Vaddukoddai, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1871 as a successor to the Batticotta Seminary which had been established by American missionaries. Jaffna College is situated 4 km southeast of Ponnalai.
Vaddukoddai Hindu College
School
J/ Vaddukoddai Hindu College is a National School in Vaddukoddai, Sri Lanka. Vaddukoddai Hindu College 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. Vaddukoddai Hindu College is situated 4½ km east of Ponnalai.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karainagar and Chulipuram.
Karainagar
Town
Photo: Indi Samarajiva, CC BY 2.0.
Karainagar is located 20 km from Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on the island of Karaitivu. In Tamil, the name is derived from the Tamil word 'kadar-karai' meaning a settlement on the sea coast. Karainagar is the nearest town to Casuarina Beach. Karainagar is situated 3½ km west of Ponnalai.
Chulipuram
Village
Chulipuram is a village in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. Its area is 7.5 km2. It is located about 16 kilometers north-west of Jaffna town along the Karainagar-Manipay-Jaffna road AB17. The Victoria College, Chulipuram is the main icon of Chulipuram.
Chankanai
Town
Chankanai is a town located 12 km north-west of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Chankanai is situated 6 km east of Ponnalai.
Ponnalai
- Type: Village with 1,000 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Valikamam West, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.7507° or 9° 45′ 3″ northLongitude
79.9174° or 79° 55′ 3″ eastPopulation
1,000Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
6JXXQW28+7XOpenStreetMap ID
node 1245022182OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
8224957
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