Holy Cross Convent

Holy Cross Convent is a school in Passaiyoor West, Jaffna, Northern Province. Holy Cross Convent is situated nearby to the hospital Holy Cross Health Centre, as well as near King of Christ Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Mary’s Cathedral and Jaffna Public Library.

St. Mary’s Cathedral

Church

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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 1 km northwest of Holy Cross Convent.

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 2½ km northwest of Holy Cross Convent.

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 2½ km northwest of Holy Cross Convent.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ariyalai and Nallur.

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 northeast of Holy Cross Convent.

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 north of Holy Cross Convent.

Kokkuvil

Village

Kokuvil is a suburb in the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. Kokkuvil is situated 6 km north of Holy Cross Convent.

Holy Cross Convent

Type: School
Category: education
Location: Passaiyoor West, Jaffna, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

9.64863° or 9° 38′ 55″ north

Longitude

80.02786° or 80° 1′ 40″ east

Open location code

6MX2J2XH+F4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 579641878

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

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