Jaffna Co-operative Building

Jaffna Co-operative Building is a building in Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Jaffna Co-operative Building is situated nearby to the bus station Jaffna Private Bus Stand, as well as near Jaffna Main Post Office.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jaffna Fort and Jaffna Public Library.

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 400 metres south of Jaffna Co-operative Building.

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 500 metres southeast of Jaffna Co-operative Building.

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 Teaching Hospital is situated 390 metres east of Jaffna Co-operative Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jaffna and Nallur.