St.Joseph’s Church
St.Joseph’s Church is a church in Alaveddy East, Valikamam North Divisional Secretariat, Northern Province. St.Joseph’s Church is situated nearby to the village Alaveddy, as well as near the Hindu temple kumpilavalai pillayar Temple.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ancient Kadurugoda Viharaya and Mallakam railway station.
Ancient Kadurugoda Viharaya
Archaeological site
Photo: Gane Kumaraswamy, Public domain.
Ancient Kantharodai Historical Site with some remains of Stupas is situated in Kandarodai village in Chunnakam, Sri Lanka. The temple is considered one of the ancient Buddhist remains in existence today in Jaffna Peninsula. Ancient Kadurugoda Viharaya is situated 2½ km south of St.Joseph’s Church.
Mallakam railway station
Railway station
Mallakam railway station is a railway station in the town of Mallakam in northern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Northern Line which links the north with the capital Colombo. Mallakam railway station is situated 2½ km east of St.Joseph’s Church.
Tellippalai railway station
Railway station
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tellippalai railway station is a railway station in the town of Tellippalai in northern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Northern Line which links the north with the capital Colombo. Tellippalai railway station is situated 3½ km northeast of St.Joseph’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alaveddy and Mallakam.
Alaveddy
Village
Alaveddy is an area of North Valigamam Division, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. It consists of five village tracts: Alaveddy North, Alaveddy Centre, Alaveddy East, Alaveddy South and Alaveddy West.
Mallakam
Village
Mallakam is a town in northern Sri Lanka located approximately 10 kilometres north of the city of Jaffna. The town is divided into three Village Officer Divisions whose combined population was 6,834 at the 2012 census.
Tellippalai
Town
Tellippalai or Thellippalai also known as Tillypalli is a small town in the northern Jaffna District of Sri Lanka. It is located about 15 kilometers north of Jaffna town along the Kankesanthurai road In the middle part of 20th century Tellippallai town had… Tellippalai is situated 3 km northeast of St.Joseph’s Church.
St.Joseph’s Church
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Alaveddy East, Valikamam North Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.76721° or 9° 46′ 2″ northLongitude
80.011° or 80° 0′ 40″ eastOpen location code
6MX2Q286+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 455693542OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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