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 nearby to the government office Grama Niladhari office, as well as near the military installation SL Army Camp.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 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 740 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 360 metres north of The Salvation Army Jaffna Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nallur and Ariyalai.
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.
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″ northLongitude
80.01395° or 80° 0′ 50″ eastOpen location code
6MX2M257+CHOpenStreetMap ID
way 581775343OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grama Niladhari office and Ocean University - Jaffna Campus.
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