Kokuvil North West
Kokuvil North West is a locality in Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province. Kokuvil North West is situated nearby to the locality Nanthavil, as well as near Kokkuvil East.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nallur Kandaswamy temple and Green Memorial Hospital.
Nallur Kandaswamy temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Thivagaranp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil is a Hindu temple, located in Nallur, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The presiding deity is Murugan in the form of the divine spear vel in the sanctum, the primary shrine, and in other forms, namely, Shanmugar, Muthukumaraswami, Valli Kanthar with consorts Valli and Deivayanai, and Dandayuddhapani, sans consorts in secondary shrines in the temple. Nallur Kandaswamy temple is situated 3½ km southeast of Kokuvil North West.
Green Memorial Hospital
Hospital
The Green Memorial Hospital is a non-profit hospital in Manipay, Sri Lanka. It was founded by Dr Samuel Fisk Green in 1848. It is a charitable hospital run by Jaffna Diocese of the Church of South India.
Inuvil railway station
Railway station
Inuvil railway station is a railway station in the village of Inuvil in northern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Northern Line which links the north with the capital Colombo. Inuvil railway station is situated 3½ km northeast of Kokuvil North West.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jaffna and Nallur.
Jaffna
Photo: Gane Kumaraswamy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jaffna District is the northernmost region of Sri Lanka, and one of the oldest inhabited places on the island. It is populated mainly by Tamil speaking people.
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. Nallur is situated 3½ km southeast of Kokuvil North West.
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.
Kokuvil North West
- Type: Locality
- Location: Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.7008° or 9° 42′ 3″ northLongitude
80.0118° or 80° 0′ 42″ eastElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
6MX2P226+8PGeoNames ID
11989457
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Notable Places Nearby
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