Thunnalai West

Thunnalai West is a locality in Vadamaradchchi Sou, Jaffna District, Northern Province. Thunnalai West is situated nearby to the locality Puloli South, as well as near Kallikai.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nelliady Madhya Maha Vidyalayam and Vigneswara College.

Nelliady Madhya Maha Vidyalayam

School

Nelliady Central College is a national school in Nelliady, Sri Lanka.

Vigneswara College

School

Vigneswara College is a provincial school in Karaveddy, Sri Lanka. In 1952 the volleyball team of the college under the guidance of Mr. N.Sinnathamby became the National champions.

Velautham Maha Vidyalayam

School

Velautham Maha Vidyalayam is a provincial school in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka. Velautham Maha Vidyalayam is situated 4 km northeast of Thunnalai West.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Point Pedro and Valvettithurai.

Point Pedro, also known as Paruthithurai is a town, located in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka, at the northernmost point of the island. Cotton is produced around Point Pedro in the fertile calcic red latosol soils. Point Pedro is situated 4½ km northeast of Thunnalai West.

Valvettithurai

Town

Photo: Anton 17, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Valvettithurai, sometimes shortened as VVT or Valvai, is a coastal town of Jaffna District on the northeast coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in Northern Province, Sri Lanka governed by an Urban Council of the same name. Valvettithurai is situated 6 km northwest of Thunnalai West.

Nelliyady

Town

Nelliady is a town in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. It is one of the busiest towns in Jaffna district. After many coastal areas of Sri Lanka were devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami many people settled further inland, in towns including Nelliady.

Thunnalai West

Type: Locality
Location: Vadamaradchchi Sou, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

9.7928° or 9° 47′ 34″ north

Longitude

80.2117° or 80° 12′ 42″ east

Elevation

8 metres (26 feet)

Open location code

6MX2Q6V6+4M

GeoNames ID

11989374

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Localities in the Area

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