Kopai

Kopai is a police station in , , . Kopai is situated nearby to the Hindu temple , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nallur Kandaswamy temple and Jaffna Public Library.

Hindu temple
The Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil is a , located in , , 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. is situated 1½ km southwest of Kopai.

Library
is located in , . 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. is situated 4 km southwest of Kopai.

Church
St. Mary's Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaffna located in Gurunagar, a suburb of in northern . The cathedral is also known locally as Periye Kovil. is situated 3½ km southwest of Kopai.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nallur and Kokkuvil.

Town
is an affluent suburb in , . It is located 3 km south from Jaffna city centre. is most famous for , one of Sri Lanka's most sacred place of pilgrimage for Sri Lankan Hindus.

Village
Kokuvil is a suburb in the northern city of . is situated 2½ km northwest of Kopai.

District is the northernmost region of , 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″ north
Longitude
80.03802° or 80° 2′ 17″ east
Open location code
6MX2M2PQ+96
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2059587723
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­police
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