Jaffna Main Post Office

Jaffna Main Post Office is a post office in Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Jaffna Main Post Office is situated nearby to the government office Sri Lanka Customs, as well as near the building Veerasingam Hall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tilko Jaffna City Hotel and Jaffna Public Library.

Tilko Jaffna City Hotel

Hotel

Tilko Jaffna City Hotel is a hotel in the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. The four-storey 42 room hotel is located in the heart of the city on K.K.S. Tilko Jaffna City Hotel is situated 100 metres northeast of Jaffna Main Post Office.

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 380 metres southeast of Jaffna Main Post Office.

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 360 metres southwest of Jaffna Main Post Office.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jaffna and Nallur.