New Moor Street
New Moor Street is a locality in Jaffna, Northern Province. New Moor Street is situated nearby to the locality Ariyarmadam, as well as near Vannarpannai South West.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jaffna Public Library and Jaffna Teaching Hospital.
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 most notable 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.
Jaffna Teaching Hospital
Hospital
Jaffna Teaching Hospital is a government hospital in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It is the leading hospital in the Northern Province and the only hospital in the province controlled by the central government in Colombo.
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 Manipay.
Nallur
Town
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.
Manipay
Town
Manipay or Maanippaai is a town in the northern Jaffna District of Sri Lanka. The original name of Manipay is Periyapulam. It was a mission location when the American Ceylon Mission came to Sri Lanka in the 19th century. Manipay is situated 4½ km north of New Moor Street.
Suthumalai
Village
Suthumalai is a village located in the northern Jaffna District of Sri Lanka. The village is divided into two Village officer division, and has a combined population of 3770 according to 2012 census. Suthumalai is situated 3½ km north of New Moor Street.
New Moor Street
- Type: Locality
- Location: Jaffna, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.6868° or 9° 41′ 12″ northLongitude
80.0025° or 80° 0′ 9″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
6MX2M2P2+PXGeoNames ID
11984498
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Localities in the Area
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