Jaffna
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Jaffna is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138 in 2
Clockwise from top: Jaffna Public Library, the Jaffna-Pannai-Kayts highway, Nallur Kandaswamy temple, Jaffna Fort, Sangiliyan Statue, Jaffna Palace ruins
Entrance of Jaffna Fort, which the Portuguese built, and which the Dutch renovated in 1680.
Bird's eye view of the city of Jaffnapatnam in 1658
Mosque in Jaffna
Jaffna kingdom
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The Jaffna Kingdom, also known as Kingdom of Aryachakravarti, was a historical kingdom of what today is northern Sri Lanka. It came into existence around the town of Jaffna on the Jaffna Peninsula and
The royal family. First from the right is Cankili I
Mantri Manai – The surviving remains of the minister's quarters that was reused by the Portuguese and Dutch colonials
Nallur Kandaswamy temple – One of the royal temples of Nallur, the capital.
Yamun Eri filled with water from the Yamuna river.