Jaffna
is the cultural town of the Tamil people of Sri Lanka. Jaffna
District, the northernmost region of the Island of Sri Lanka, is one
of the oldest habitation sites in Lower South Asia, populated by
Tamil speaking people. Jaffna is situated within ten degrees of
latitude to the north of the equator. It is in close proximity to
the sub-continent of India and separated from it by the Palk Strait
and the Bay of engal.
By plane
Jaffna is the northern capital and has an airport based in Palali.
Due to the current circumstances there are no international flights
to Palali. To get to Jaffna one must fly into Colombo the southern
capital and get a domestic flight to Palali.
There is air service to and from Colombo, provided by the national
airline Sri Lankan Airlines. Flights are available from origins
throughout Europe, United States, Southeast Asia, China, Japan, the
Middle East, India, and Pakistan. Other airlines, include Qatar
Airlines and Emirates. Colombo's international airport is at
Katunayake.
By bus
There are several private bus services operating from Colombo to
Jaffna, cost varies from 9,000 Rupees onwards for a person. The
drive takes half a day to complete (9 hours +) following the A9
motorway which runs through the middle of Sri-Lanka.
By train
Before the escalation of the war there was a train service running
from Colombo to Jaffna but now it only runs half way to Vavuniya
from where you will have to get a bus towards Jaffna.
Place to visit
Kopaiy Maaveerar Thuyilum Illam
Nallur Temple
Selva Sannithi Temple
Nagapoosani Temple (Nainatheevu)
Jaffna Library
vaddu kannaki amman temple -vaddukoddai
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