Children Park
Children Park is a park in Navanthurai South, Jaffna, Northern Province. Children Park is situated nearby to baptist church, as well as near the dock Navanthurai Jetty.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jaffna Public Library and Jaffna Fort.
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 2 km southeast of Children Park.
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 1½ km southeast of Children Park.
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 1½ km southeast of Children Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nallur and Kokkuvil.
Nallur
Town
Photo: Gane Kumaraswamy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Nallur is situated 3 km east of Children Park.
Kokkuvil
Village
Kokuvil is a suburb in the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. Kokkuvil is situated 3 km northeast of Children Park.
Suthumalai
Village
Suthumalai is a village located in the northern Jaffna District of Sri Lanka. The village is divided into two Village officer division, and has a combined population of 3770 according to 2012 census. Suthumalai is situated 4½ km north of Children Park.
Children Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Navanthurai South, Jaffna, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.67647° or 9° 40′ 35″ northLongitude
80.00134° or 80° 0′ 5″ eastOpen location code
6MX2M2G2+HGOpenStreetMap ID
way 570855950OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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