Navanthurai public market

Navanthurai public market is a commercial area in Navanthurai South, Jaffna, Northern Province. Navanthurai public market is situated nearby to Children Park, 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 Navanthurai public market.

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 2 km southeast of Navanthurai public market.

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 Navanthurai public market.

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. Nallur is situated 3 km east of Navanthurai public market.

Kokkuvil

Village

Kokuvil is a suburb in the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. Kokkuvil is situated 3 km northeast of Navanthurai public market.

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 Navanthurai public market.

Navanthurai public market

Type: Commercial area
Location: Navanthurai South, Jaffna, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

9.67685° or 9° 40′ 37″ north

Longitude

80.00127° or 80° 0′ 5″ east

Open location code

6MX2M2G2+PG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 571533361

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=retail

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Children Park and Navanthurai Jetty.

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