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Jaffna

Jaffna (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணம், romanised: Yāḻppāṇam, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}IPA: ; Sinhala: යාපනය, romanised: Yāpanaya, IPA: ) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri…

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Country
Sri Lanka
District
Jaffna
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Province
Northern Province
Time zone
UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
• Density
4,360/km2 (11,300/sq mi)

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Education

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Notable buildings

Twin towns – sister cities

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Jaffna

Nodes169
Edges168
Triples388
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011834
Components1

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Jaffna

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related to history · 65
Jaffna → After, After Sri Lanka, Aryacakravarti, Black July, Bombardment, Britain, Cankili II, Catholic, Cinkainakar, Colombo, Considered, Countries, De Oliveira, During, Dutch, Europe, European, Failure, Filipe, Following
related to Early historic period · 33
Jaffna → Anaikoddai, Arabian Peninsula, Arikamedu, BCE, CE, CE Tamil, Dusun, Excavated, Excavations, Far East, Indus, Iron Age, Islamic, Jaffna Fort, Jaffna Peninsula, Kandarodai, Mahavamsa, Manimekalai, Megalithic, Ming Porcelains
related to Further reading · 33
Jaffna → Anantham Books, Asia, AuthorHouse, Bloomington, Colombo, CS1, Essential, Fabry, Fernando, German Memories, Homagama, Indiana, ISBN, Its, Journal, Kanagasingam, Kannangara, London, Negombo, Peninsular Jaffna
related to Demography · 29
Jaffna → After, As, Burghers, But, Ceylon's, Colombo, During, East, Eurasian Burghers, Europeans, Greater Colombo, Historically, Indian Tamils, Many, Moor, Moors, Most, Muslims, North, Over
related to Religion · 28
Jaffna → All Moors, American Ceylon Mission, Buddhists, Catholics, Church, Hindus, Kuravar, Maha Bodhi Society, Most Christians, Most Sinhalese, Most Tamils, Muslims, North India, Pakistan, Protestant, Protestants, Roman Catholics, Shaivite, Shias, South India
related to Economy and transportation · 26
Jaffna → After, Although, Cargills Square, Chennai, Colombo, Commercial, Currently, Delft, EU, European, In, India, It, Jaffna International Airport, Jaffna Railway Station, Jetwing Jaffna, Portuguese, Shopping, Since, Sri Lanka
related to Medieval period · 26
Jaffna → Aryacakravarti, During, Hindu, However, India, It, Kandyan, Kingdom, Kotte, Kotte Kingdom, Muslim, Nallur, Pandyan Empire, Politically, Sanskrit, South India, Sri Lanka, Tamil, Thanjavur Nayakar, The
related to Literature and Media · 22
Jaffna → American Ceylon Mission, Bharati, Ceylon Patriot, Eelakesari, Eelanadu, English, Hindu, Hindu Organ, In, Katiresu, Marumalarchi, Morning Star, Now, Roman Catholic, Sanmarkapothini, Saturday Review, Tamil, The, The Jaffna Catholic Guardian, These
related to Governance · 20
Jaffna → Alfred Duraiappah, Although, As, British, City, Colombo, During, Galle, It, Jaffna Municipal, Kandy, Municipalities Ordinance Act, Pon Sivapalan, Sabapathy, Sam, Sarojini Yogeswaran, The, The Jaffna Municipal Council, There, This
related to Notable buildings · 18
Jaffna → Almost, British, Cankili, Cankilian Thopu, Dutch, Hindu, Indo-Sarasenic, Mantri Manai, Materials, Nallur, Nallur Kandaswamy, Portuguese, Public, Saraswathy Mahal, Some, Temples, There, Within

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city sri tamil civil war colombo lanka dutch portuguese period colonial india lankan also population number nallur kingdom tamils peninsula

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
JaffnaCountrySri Lanka1.00infobox
JaffnaDistrictJaffna1.00infobox
JaffnaElevation5 m (16 ft)1.00infobox
JaffnaProvinceNorthern Province1.00infobox
JaffnaTime zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)1.00infobox
JaffnaWebsitejaffna.mc.gov.lk1.00infobox
Jaffna• Density4,360/km2 (11,300/sq mi)1.00infobox
Jaffna• MayorVivekanandaraja Madivadani1.00infobox
Jaffna• Total20.2 km2 (7.8 sq mi)1.00infobox
Jaffna• Total88,1381.00infobox
Jaffna• TypeMunicipal Council1.00infobox
Jaffnais aversion of Yalpanam that was adopted by non-Tamil speaking rulers and settlers0.90text

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