St. Martin’s Seminary
St. Martin’s Seminary is a church in Jaffna Town East, Jaffna, Northern Province. St. Martin’s Seminary is situated nearby to St. Martin Church, as well as near Tamil Theological College.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Mary’s Cathedral and Holy Family Convent, Jaffna.
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Church
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St. Mary's Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaffna located in Gurunagar, a suburb of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. The cathedral is also known locally as Periye Kovil. St. Mary’s Cathedral is situated 260 metres south of St. Martin’s Seminary.
Holy Family Convent, Jaffna
School
Holy Family Convent is a national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. The school was established in 1845 and consists of both a Tamil and an English convent. Holy Family Convent, Jaffna is situated 380 metres west of St. Martin’s Seminary.
Jaffna Public Library
Library
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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 1¼ km west of St. Martin’s Seminary.
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
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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 2½ km east of St. Martin’s Seminary.
Kokkuvil
Village
Kokuvil is a suburb in the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. Kokkuvil is situated 4½ km north of St. Martin’s Seminary.
St. Martin’s Seminary
- Type: Church
- Categories: building and religion
- Location: Jaffna Town East, Jaffna, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.65904° or 9° 39′ 33″ northLongitude
80.02304° or 80° 1′ 23″ eastOpen location code
6MX2M25F+J6OpenStreetMap ID
way 539018284OpenStreetMap feature
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