Sirutivu
Sirutivu is an islet in Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Sirutivu is situated nearby to the town Nallur, as well as near Ariyalai.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 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 2 km north of Sirutivu.
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 2 km north of Sirutivu.
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 2 km north of Sirutivu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jaffna and Nallur.
Jaffna
Photo: Gane Kumaraswamy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jaffna District is the northernmost region of Sri Lanka, and one of the oldest inhabited places on the island. It is populated mainly by Tamil speaking people.
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 4 km northeast of Sirutivu.
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 4½ km east of Sirutivu.
Sirutivu
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
9.64519° or 9° 38′ 43″ northLongitude
80.0083° or 80° 0′ 30″ eastOpen location code
6MX2J2W5+38OpenStreetMap ID
way 293413396OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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