Kaali Kovil
Kaali Kovil is a Hindu temple in Grand Bazaar, Jaffna, Northern Province. Kaali Kovil is situated nearby to the Hindu temple Sri Kaliambal Devasthanam, as well as near the college DMI Computer Education Jaffna.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jaffna Public Library and Gnanams Hotel.
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 most notable 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 1 km south of Kaali Kovil.
Gnanams Hotel
Hotel
Gnanams Hotel is a hotel in the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. The 32 room hotel is located in the heart of the city on Clock Tower Road, near Jaffna Hospital. Gnanams Hotel is situated 440 metres south of Kaali Kovil.
Jaffna Fort
Ruins
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jaffna Fort is a fort built by the Portuguese at Jaffna, Sri Lanka, in 1618 under Phillippe de Oliveira following the Portuguese invasion of Jaffna. The fort is located near the coastal village of Gurunagar. Jaffna Fort is situated 1 km southwest of Kaali Kovil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nallur and Kokkuvil.
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.
Kokkuvil
Village
Kokuvil is a suburb in the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. Kokkuvil is situated 3 km north of Kaali Kovil.
Inuvil
Village
Photo: T.kiresan, Public domain.
Inuvil is a town in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka, about 5 miles north of the city of Jaffna. It is located on the Jaffna-Kangesanthurai road. This road divides the town into two parts East Inuvil and West Inuvil. Inuvil is situated 5 km north of Kaali Kovil.
Kaali Kovil
- Type: Hindu temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Grand Bazaar, Jaffna, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.67085° or 9° 40′ 15″ northLongitude
80.01316° or 80° 0′ 47″ eastOpen location code
6MX2M2C7+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 569896007OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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