24 September 2025 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Category: General
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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 2012, Jaffna is Sri Lanka’s 12th
most populous city. Jaffna is approximately ten kilometres (six miles) from
Kandarodai which served as an
emporium in the Jaffna peninsula from
classical antiquity. Jaffna’s suburb
Nallur served as the capital of the four-century-long medieval Tamil
Jaffna Kingdom.
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