The Jaffna Fort Guest House

The Jaffna Fort Guest House is a guest house in Small Bazaar, Jaffna, Northern Province, which is located on 1st Cross Street. The Jaffna Fort Guest House is situated near the government office Grama Niladhari office, as well as near The Salvation Army Jaffna Church.

Opening hours: 24/7
Email: prabaheranregi@gmail.com
Type: Guest house
Address: 56 1st Cross Street, 40000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Jaffna Public Library and Jaffna Fort.

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 390 metres northwest of The Jaffna Fort Guest House.

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 690 metres northwest of The Jaffna Fort Guest House.

Jaffna Central College

School

Photo: Shankar2001, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jaffna Central College is a national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1816 by British Methodist missionaries, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools. Jaffna Central College is situated 290 metres north of The Jaffna Fort Guest House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nallur and Ariyalai.

Nallur

Town

Photo: Gane Kumaraswamy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Ariyalai

Town

Photo: உமாபதி, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 3½ km east of The Jaffna Fort Guest House.

Kokkuvil

Village

Kokuvil is a suburb in the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. Kokkuvil is situated 4½ km north of The Jaffna Fort Guest House.

The Jaffna Fort Guest House

Categories: tourism, accommodation, and building
Location: Small Bazaar, Jaffna, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

9.65934° or 9° 39′ 34″ north

Longitude

80.01385° or 80° 0′ 50″ east

Open location code

6MX2M257+PG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7199920985

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=guest_house

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Grama Niladhari office and The Salvation Army Jaffna Church.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Timber and Mixed Retail Residential.

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