Nainatheevu

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Nainatheevu is a small but historically and religiously significant island off the northern coast of Sri Lanka, known for its prominent Hindu and Buddhist pilgrimage sites.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Nainatheevu canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island ⓘ
populated place ⓘ
accessibleBy boat ⓘ
ferry ⓘ
administrativeLanguage Tamil ⓘ
associatedWithBuddhistTradition visit of the Buddha to Nagadeepa (according to tradition) ⓘ
associatedWithMythology Naga people in Sri Lankan tradition ⓘ
associatedWithText Mahavamsa (Sri Lankan chronicle) ⓘ
linked to: Mahavamsa
commonLanguagesSpoken English (to a lesser extent) ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ
country Sri Lanka ⓘ
district Jaffna District ⓘ
divisionalSecretariat Velanai Divisional Secretariat ⓘ
ethnicCommunities Sinhalese (smaller community) ⓘ
Sri Lankan Moors ⓘ
Sri Lankan Tamils ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Naga Nadu (historical association) ⓘ
Nagadeepa ⓘ
Nainativu ⓘ
hasBuddhistTemple Nagadeepa Purana Viharaya ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn Jaffna Lagoon ⓘ
Palk Strait ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ
hasFerryConnectionTo Kurikkaduwan (Punkudutivu) ⓘ
hasHinduTemple Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Temple ⓘ
hasPilgrimageSite Nagadeepa Purana Viharaya ⓘ
Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Temple ⓘ
hasReligiousFestival Buddhist observances at Nagadeepa Purana Viharaya ⓘ
annual festival of Nagapooshani Amman Temple ⓘ
historicalRegion Jaffna Peninsula region ⓘ
linked to: Jaffna
knownFor Buddhist pilgrimage ⓘ
Hindu pilgrimage ⓘ
multi-religious heritage ⓘ
locatedIn Jaffna District ⓘ
linked to: Jaffna

Jaffna Lagoon ⓘ
Northern Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ
Palk Strait ⓘ
offCoastOf northern coast of Sri Lanka ⓘ
partOf Jaffna Islands ⓘ
province Northern Province ⓘ
religiousCommunities Buddhists ⓘ
Christians ⓘ
linked to: Nasrani Christians

Hindus ⓘ
Muslims ⓘ
religiousSignificance Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
tourismType pilgrimage tourism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nainativu Island → hasAlternativeName → Nainatheevu ⓘ