Nilavarai
Nilavarai is a location in the Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. It is popular for a natural underground Water well where the water never gets depleted and it serves the irrigation of the neighbouring fields.Photo: Anton 17, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: village in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Nilavarai (Bottomless well)”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palaly, Sri Lanka and Tholakaddy.
Palaly, Sri Lanka
Town
Palaly is a small town in the North Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. It has an important International airport and a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Palaly or SLAF Palaly.
Urumpirai
Village
Urumpirai is a town in Northern Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. It is located 9 km from Jaffna.
Nilavarai
- Categories: human settlement, body of water, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
9.7543° or 9° 45′ 16″ northLongitude
80.0883° or 80° 5′ 18″ eastOpen location code
6MX2Q33Q+P8OpenStreetMap ID
way 403855079OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q7036903
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Satellite Map
Discover Nilavarai from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tamil—“Nilavarai” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Nilavarai”
- Irish: “Nilavarai”
- Persian: “نیلاوارای”
- Sinhala: “නිලාවරය”
- Tamil: “நிலாவரை”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Puttur and Evinai.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Evinai Meenadchi Amman Temple and Siruppiddy G.T.M. School.
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