Jaffna

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Jaffna is a historic city in northern Sri Lanka, known as a cultural and political center of Sri Lankan Tamils and for its strategic coastal location.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
human settlement
adjacentTo Palk Strait
capitalOf Jaffna District
climate tropical savanna climate
continent Asia
country Sri Lanka
demographicGroup Sinhalese minority
Sri Lankan Moors
Sri Lankan Tamils
linked to: Tamil people
ethnicMajority Sri Lankan Tamils
linked to: Tamil people
governingBody Jaffna Municipal Council
linked to: Jaffna
governmentType municipal council
hasAirport Jaffna International Airport
hasLandmark Jaffna Fort
Jaffna Lagoon
Jaffna Public Library
Nainativu Island (nearby pilgrimage site)
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil
hasUniversity University of Jaffna
historicalEra medieval period
historicalRegion Jaffna Kingdom
linked to: Jaffna
knownFor Hindu temples
Jaffna cuisine
Portuguese, Dutch and British colonial heritage
Tamil culture
Tamil literature
education and schools
palmyrah-based products
post-war reconstruction
languageMajority Tamil
locatedIn Jaffna District
Northern Province, Sri Lanka
locatedOn Jaffna Peninsula
northern coast of Sri Lanka
nearbyCountry India
officialLanguage Sinhala
Tamil
partOf Sri Lankan Tamil homeland
postConflictStatus undergoing reconstruction and development
primaryEconomicActivities agriculture
fishing
trade
provincialCapitalOf Northern Province, Sri Lanka
religionMajority Hinduism
significantReligion Christianity
timeZone Sri Lanka Standard Time
transportHubFor Jaffna Peninsula
utcOffset +5:30
wasCapitalOf Jaffna Kingdom
linked to: Jaffna
wasHeavilyAffectedBy Sri Lankan Civil War

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Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) hadFort Jaffna Fort
linked to: Jaffna
Portuguese Ceylon fortifications Jaffna Fort
linked to: Jaffna
Jaffna historicalRegion Jaffna Kingdom
linked to: Jaffna
Jaffna wasCapitalOf Jaffna Kingdom
linked to: Jaffna
Jaffna governingBody Jaffna Municipal Council
linked to: Jaffna
Tamil people majorCity Jaffna
Jaffna Tamil spokenIn Jaffna Peninsula
linked to: Jaffna
Jaffna Tamil spokenIn Jaffna city
linked to: Jaffna
Jaffna Tamil primaryCenter Jaffna
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil near Jaffna city centre
linked to: Jaffna
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil region Jaffna Peninsula
linked to: Jaffna
Jaffna Public Library ownedBy Jaffna Municipal Council
linked to: Jaffna
Jaffna Public Library operator Jaffna Municipal Council
linked to: Jaffna
Jaffna Public Library hasMunicipality Jaffna Municipal Council
linked to: Jaffna
Jaffna Public Library nearbyFeature Jaffna city centre
linked to: Jaffna
Jaffna Lagoon locatedIn Jaffna Peninsula
linked to: Jaffna
Jaffna Lagoon borderedBy Jaffna Peninsula
linked to: Jaffna
Jaffna Lagoon nearbyCity Jaffna
Nainativu Island locatedIn Jaffna District
linked to: Jaffna
Nainativu Island locatedNear Jaffna Peninsula
linked to: Jaffna
Nainativu Island nearestMajorCity Jaffna
Nainativu Island locatedInBayOrLagoon Jaffna Lagoon region
linked to: Jaffna
Jaffna Fort locatedIn Jaffna
Jaffna Fort locatedOn Jaffna Peninsula
linked to: Jaffna
Jaffna Fort viewOverlooks Jaffna city
linked to: Jaffna
Northern Province, Sri Lanka containsDistrict Jaffna District
linked to: Jaffna
Kilinochchi District borderedBy Jaffna District
linked to: Jaffna
Mannar District (Tamil-speaking areas) historicalConnection Jaffna Peninsula
linked to: Jaffna
Indian Peace Keeping Force headquartersLocation Palaly, Jaffna Peninsula
linked to: Jaffna
Black July location Jaffna
Eelam War III location Jaffna Peninsula
linked to: Jaffna
Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Temple locatedIn Jaffna District
linked to: Jaffna
Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Temple region Jaffna Peninsula
linked to: Jaffna
Nagadeepa Purana Viharaya locatedIn Jaffna District
linked to: Jaffna
Jaffna Islands locatedIn Jaffna District
linked to: Jaffna
Jaffna Islands partOf Jaffna Peninsula region
linked to: Jaffna