Aarukaal Madam
Aarukaal Madam is a hamlet in New Moor Street, Jaffna, Northern Province and has about 3,000 residents. Aarukaal Madam is situated nearby to the village Navanthurai, as well as near Kaakai Theevu.Places of Interest
Highlights include Jaffna Public Library and Jaffna Teaching Hospital.
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 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 3 km south of Aarukaal Madam.
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 Fort
Ruins
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jaffna Fort is a fort built by the Portuguese at Jaffna, Sri Lanka, in 1618 under Phillippe de Oliveira following the Portuguese invasion of Jaffna. The fort is located near the coastal village of Gurunagar. Jaffna Fort is situated 2½ km south of Aarukaal Madam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kokkuvil and Nallur.
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 3 km southeast of Aarukaal Madam.
Suthumalai
Village
Suthumalai is a village located in the northern Jaffna District of Sri Lanka. The village is divided into two Village officer division, and has a combined population of 3770 according to 2012 census. Suthumalai is situated 3½ km north of Aarukaal Madam.
Aarukaal Madam
- Type: Hamlet with 3,000 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: New Moor Street, Jaffna, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.6863° or 9° 41′ 11″ northLongitude
80.00426° or 80° 0′ 15″ eastPopulation
3,000Open location code
6MX2M2P3+GPOpenStreetMap ID
node 4463164602OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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