Archiological Department
Archiological Department is a government office in Aththiyadi, Jaffna, Northern Province. Archiological Department is situated nearby to the government office Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Yarlpanam, as well as near S.L.B.C. Jaffna Service.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nallur Kandaswamy temple and Jaffna railway station.
Nallur Kandaswamy temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Thivagaranp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil is a Hindu temple, located in Nallur, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The presiding deity is Murugan in the form of the divine spear vel in the sanctum, the primary shrine, and in other forms, namely, Shanmugar, Muthukumaraswami, Valli Kanthar with consorts Valli and Deivayanai, and Dandayuddhapani, sans consorts in secondary shrines in the temple. Nallur Kandaswamy temple is situated 1 km northeast of Archiological Department.
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 500 metres southwest of Archiological Department.
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Ghostface Buddha, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 1¼ km south of Archiological Department.
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 2½ km east of Archiological Department.
Kokkuvil
Village
Kokuvil is a suburb in the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. Kokkuvil is situated 3½ km north of Archiological Department.
Archiological Department
- Type: Government office
- Categories: office and government building
- Location: Aththiyadi, Jaffna, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.66803° or 9° 40′ 5″ northLongitude
80.02476° or 80° 1′ 29″ eastOpen location code
6MX2M29F+6WOpenStreetMap ID
way 569306359OpenStreetMap feature
office=government
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