The Salvation Army Jaffna Church

The Salvation Army Jaffna Church is a church in Small Bazaar, Jaffna, Northern Province. The Salvation Army Jaffna Church is situated near the government office Grama Niladhari office, as well as near the military installation SL Army Camp.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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 460 metres northwest of The Salvation Army Jaffna Church.

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 750 metres northwest of The Salvation Army Jaffna Church.

Jaffna Central College

School

Photo: Shankar2001, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jaffna Central College is a national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1816 by British Methodist missionaries, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools. Jaffna Central College is situated 370 metres north of The Salvation Army Jaffna Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nallur and Ariyalai.

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.

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 3½ km east of The Salvation Army Jaffna Church.

Kokkuvil

Village

Kokuvil is a suburb in the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. Kokkuvil is situated 4½ km north of The Salvation Army Jaffna Church.

The Salvation Army Jaffna Church

Type: Church
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Small Bazaar, Jaffna, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

9.65859° or 9° 39′ 31″ north

Longitude

80.01395° or 80° 0′ 50″ east

Open location code

6MX2M257+CH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 581775343

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Grama Niladhari office and Ocean University - Jaffna Campus.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: CHA Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies and The Jaffna Fort Guest House.

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