Our Lady of Refuge
Our Lady of Refuge is a church in Jaffna Town West, Jaffna, Northern Province. Our Lady of Refuge is situated nearby to the military installation SL Army 511 Brigade Camp, as well as near the government office Civil Affairs and Public Relations Office.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jaffna Public Library and Jaffna Teaching Hospital.
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 710 metres west of Our Lady of Refuge.
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 710 metres northwest of Our Lady of Refuge.
Jaffna railway station
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jaffna railway station is a railway station in the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is one of the busiest in the country, linking the north with the capital Colombo. Jaffna railway station is situated 400 metres northeast of Our Lady of Refuge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nallur and Ariyalai.
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.
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 Our Lady of Refuge.
Kokkuvil
Village
Kokuvil is a suburb in the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. Kokkuvil is situated 4 km north of Our Lady of Refuge.
Our Lady of Refuge
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Jaffna Town West, Jaffna, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.66313° or 9° 39′ 47″ northLongitude
80.01826° or 80° 1′ 6″ eastOpen location code
6MX2M279+78OpenStreetMap ID
way 437280915OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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