Vannarpannai Public Library

Vannarpannai Public Library is a library in Vannarpannai North, Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Northern Province. Vannarpannai Public Library is situated near the community center Sri Kamadchi Community Centre, as well as near the Hindu temple Amman Temple Compex.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kokkuvil Hindu College and Nallur Kandaswamy temple.

Kokkuvil Hindu College

School

Kokuvil Hindu College is a provincial school in Kokkuvil, Sri Lanka. During colonial times, Christianity had a great influence on people and education was in the hands of Missionaries. Kokkuvil Hindu College is situated 1 km north of Vannarpannai Public Library.

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 2½ km southeast of Vannarpannai Public Library.

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 3 km south of Vannarpannai Public Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kokkuvil and Nallur.

Kokkuvil

Village

Kokuvil is a suburb in the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna.

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.

Jaffna

Photo: Gane Kumaraswamy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Jaffna District is the northernmost region of Sri Lanka, and one of the oldest inhabited places on the island. It is populated mainly by Tamil speaking people.

Vannarpannai Public Library

Type: Library
Category: education
Location: Vannarpannai North, Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

9.68754° or 9° 41′ 15″ north

Longitude

80.01304° or 80° 0′ 47″ east

Open location code

6MX2M2Q7+26

OpenStreetMap ID

way 576577482

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sri Kamadchi Community Centre and Amman Temple Compex.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Sujjeevaah Clinic and Iyangaran Cycle Works.

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Worth a closer look: Jaffna and Mannar.

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