Kopai
Kopai is a police station in Thirunelvely Centre North, Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Northern Province. Kopai is situated nearby to the Hindu temple Pillayar Kovil, as well as near Sri Nadarajah Kovil.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nallur Kandaswamy temple and Jaffna Public Library.
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 1½ km southwest of Kopai.
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 Public Library is situated 4 km southwest of Kopai.
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Ghostface Buddha, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Mary's Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaffna located in Gurunagar, a suburb of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. The cathedral is also known locally as Periye Kovil. St. Mary’s Cathedral is situated 3½ km southwest of Kopai.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nallur and Kokkuvil.
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.
Kokkuvil
Village
Kokuvil is a suburb in the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. Kokkuvil is situated 2½ km northwest of Kopai.
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.
Kopai
Latitude
9.68595° or 9° 41′ 9″ northLongitude
80.03802° or 80° 2′ 17″ eastOpen location code
6MX2M2PQ+96OpenStreetMap ID
node 2059587723OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=police
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