Kokuvil South West
Kokuvil South West is a locality in Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province. Kokuvil South West is situated nearby to the locality Uyarapulam, as well as near Kokkuvil West.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nallur Kandaswamy temple and Jaffna Teaching 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 South West.
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 Teaching Hospital is situated 3½ km south of Kokuvil South 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.
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 South 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 South West
- Type: Locality
- Location: Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.6969° or 9° 41′ 49″ northLongitude
80.0079° or 80° 0′ 29″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
6MX2M2W5+Q5GeoNames ID
11989460
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