St. James‘ Church
St. James‘ Church is a church in Northern Province, Sri Lanka. St. James‘ Church is situated nearby to St Sebastian’s Church, Karampon, as well as near St Mary’s Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kayts Island Fort and Fort Hammenhiel.
Kayts Island Fort
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kayts Island Fort was built by the Portuguese in 1629 and was abandoned in 1651. In the late 1600s, Dutch controlled the fort when they took over the Kayts island. Kayts Island Fort is situated 1 km west of St. James‘ Church.
Fort Hammenhiel
Hotel
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Hammenhiel is a fort built around a small island between the islands of Kayts and Karaitivu of Jaffna Peninsula in Northern Sri Lanka. Fort Hammenhiel is situated 1½ km northwest of St. James‘ Church.
Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam
School
Photo: Kaytsfan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam is a provincial school in Karampon, Sri Lanka. Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam is situated 1½ km south of St. James‘ Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kayts and Karainagar.
Kayts
Town
Kayts, is a village on Velanai Island, off the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. There are a number of other villages on the island such as Allaippiddi, Mankumpan, Velanai, Saravanai, Puliyankoodal, Suruvil, Naranthanai, Karampon and Melinchimunai.
Karainagar
Town
Photo: Indi Samarajiva, CC BY 2.0.
Karainagar is located 20 km from Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on the island of Karaitivu. In Tamil, the name is derived from the Tamil word 'kadar-karai' meaning a settlement on the sea coast. Karainagar is the nearest town to Casuarina Beach. Karainagar is situated 5 km northeast of St. James‘ Church.
Thankodai
Hamlet
Thankodai is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province. Thankodai is situated 5 km north of St. James‘ Church.
St. James‘ Church
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.70269° or 9° 42′ 10″ northLongitude
79.86045° or 79° 51′ 38″ eastOpen location code
6JXXPV36+35OpenStreetMap ID
node 4986625324OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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