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...
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The Jaffna kingdom (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாண அரசு, Sinhala: යාපනය රාජධානිය; 1215–1619 CE), also known as Kingdom of Aryachakravarti, was a historical kingdom of...
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Look up Jaffna in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jaffna most often refers to Jaffna city, the capital of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Jaffna may also...
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Jaffna Kings (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணம் கிங்ஸ்), formerly known as Jaffna Stallions, are a franchise cricket team which plays in the Lanka Premier League (LPL)...
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The burning of the Jaffna Public Library (Tamil: யாழ் பொது நூலகம் எரிப்பு, Yāḻ potu nūlakam erippu; Sinhala: යාපනය මහජන පුස්තකාලය ගිනිබත් කිරීම, Yāpanaya...
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Eastern provinces. Modern Sri Lankan Tamils descend from residents of the Jaffna kingdom, a former kingdom in the north of Sri Lanka and Vanni chieftaincies...
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Jaffna Tamil may refer to: Jaffna Tamil dialect, native to the Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka Jaffna Tamils, members of the Tamil ethnic group native to...
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Little Jaffna may refer to: Wellawatte, Sri Lanka Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Quartier de La Chapelle, France East Ham, Britain Scarborough—Rouge...
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Jaffna District (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணம் மாவட்டம் Yāḻppāṇam Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: යාපනය දිස්ත්රික්කය yāpanaya distrikkaya) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka...
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The Jaffna (MALAYA No. 11 (Fighter) The Jaffna) was a Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2 aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps. It was given to the British Government...
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The University of Jaffna (Sinhala: යාපනය විශ්වවිද්යාලය, Yāpanaya Wiśwawidyālaya; Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணப் பல்கலைக்கழகம், romanized: Yāḻppāṇap Palkalaikkaḻakam;...
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Madras Cafe (redirect from Jaffna (the movie))
appointed by the intelligence agency R&AW to head covert operations in Jaffna shortly after Indian peace-keeping force was forced to withdraw. Madras...
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Jaffna International Airport (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணம் சர்வதேச விமான நிலையம், romanized: Yāḻppāṇam Carvatēca Vimāṉa Nilaiyam; Sinhala: යාපනය ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළ...
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Jaffna Fort (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணக் கோட்டை, romanized: Yāḻppāṇak Kōṭṭai; Sinhala: යාපනය බලකොටුව Yapanaya Balakotuwa) is a fort built by the Portuguese at Jaffna...
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the operation by the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) to take control of Jaffna from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), better known as the Tamil...
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Battle of Jaffna may refer to battles of the Sri Lankan Civil War: Battle of Jaffna (1995) Battle of Jaffna (2006) This disambiguation page lists articles...
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2023 Lanka Premier League (redirect from Jaffna Kings in 2023)
international venues. The league was organized by the Sri Lanka Cricket. Jaffna Kings were the defending champions. This was the first Lanka Premier League...
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Operation Poomalai (redirect from Jaffna Food Drop)
over the besieged city of Jaffna in Sri Lanka on 4 June 1987 to support the Tamil Tigers during the Sri Lankan Civil War. Jaffna was then under blockade...
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1977, 1981 and 1983 anti-Tamil pogroms, as well as the 1981 burning of the Jaffna Public Library. These were carried out by the majority Sinhalese mobs often...
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Agar (redirect from Jaffna moss)
or "cold-exposed agar"), Japanese isinglass, China grass, Ceylon moss or Jaffna moss. Gracilaria edulis or its synonym G. lichenoides is specifically referred...
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நல்லூர்; Sinhala: නල්ලූර්) is an affluent suburb in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It is located 3 km south from Jaffna city centre. Nallur is most famous for Nallur Kandaswamy...
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factors that led him to militancy. In 1975, he assassinated the Mayor of Jaffna, Alfred Duraiappah, in revenge for the 1974 Tamil conference incident. The...
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Expulsion of Muslims from the Northern Province of Sri Lanka (redirect from Expulsion of Muslims from Jaffna)
population was expelled from Jaffna. According to a 1981 census (the last official count), the total Muslim population in Jaffna was 14,844. In total, over...
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Jaffna Public Library (Tamil: யாழ் பொது நூலகம்; Sinhala: යාපනය මහජන පුස්තකාලය) is located in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It is one of Jaffna's most notable landmarks...
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The Jaffna Cultural Centre (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணக் கலாசார மத்திய நிலையம்), also known as the Saraswathi Mahal (nicknamed as such by Wickremesinghe), is a cultural...
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Sri Lankan Vellalar (redirect from Jaffna Vellalar)
'Ilaṅkai veḷḷāḷar') is a caste in Sri Lanka, predominantly found in the Jaffna peninsula and adjacent Vanni region, who comprise about half of the Sri...
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The Jaffna hospital massacre occurred on October 21 and 22, 1987, during the Sri Lankan Civil War, when troops of the Indian Peace Keeping Force entered...
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The Mayor of Jaffna is the head of the Jaffna Municipal Council, the local authority for the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. The seat is currently...
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Jaffna Diocese may refer to: Jaffna Diocese of the Church of South India Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaffna This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
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Vannankulam, Jaffna is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province. List of towns in Northern Province, Sri Lanka Department of Census...
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