Kovil

Kovil is a Hindu temple in Mandaitivu South, Island South Divisional Secretariat, Northern Province. Kovil is situated nearby to St.Peter’s Church Mandaitivu, as well as near the Hindu temple Thiruvenkadu Siththi Vinayagaar Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jaffna and Ariyalai.

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.

Ariyalai is a suburb of the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. The suburb is divided into eight village officer divisions whose combined population was 10,750 at the 2012 census. Ariyalai is situated 9 km northeast of Kovil.

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 9 km northeast of Kovil.

Kovil

Type: Hindu temple
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Mandaitivu South, Island South Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

9.6059° or 9° 36′ 21″ north

Longitude

79.99124° or 79° 59′ 29″ east

Open location code

6JXXJX4R+9F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3529527389

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St.Peter’s Church Mandaitivu and Thiruvenkadu Siththi Vinayagaar Temple.

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