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About Jaffna

Jaffna (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணம், Sinhala: යාපනය) 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 6 mi 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 Jaffna Kingdom.

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Trips from Jaffna

Jaffna to Kataragama Jaffna to Nuwara Eliya Jaffna to Hambantota Jaffna to Negombo Jaffna to Kilinochchi Jaffna to Ella Jaffna to Mullaittivu Jaffna to Ampara Jaffna to Matugama Jaffna to Matale Jaffna to Katunayake Jaffna to Wellawatte Jaffna to Anuradhapura Jaffna to Kekirawa Jaffna to Kochi Jaffna to Kataragama temple Jaffna to Chennai Jaffna to Navatkuli Jaffna to Matara Jaffna to Bentota Jaffna to Dehiwala Mount Lavinia Jaffna to Puttalam Jaffna to Ratmalana Jaffna to Nilaveli Jaffna to Palai Sri Lanka Jaffna to Walasmulla Jaffna to Polgahawela Jaffna to Nelliady Jaffna to Mawanella Jaffna to Madras Airport MAA Jaffna to Zürich Jaffna to Midigama Jaffna to St Thomas Syro Malabar Church Malayattoor Jaffna to Toronto Jaffna to Beruwala Jaffna to Chilaw Jaffna to Trico Jaffna to Delft Jaffna to Kalpetta Jaffna to Nilaveli Beach Resort Level 1 Certified Jaffna to Pettah Sri Lanka Jaffna to Kuliyapitiya Jaffna to Mirigama Jaffna to Buenos Aires Jaffna to Horowpotana Jaffna to Kuala Lumpur Jaffna to Kaytes Jaffna to Divine Retreat Centre Muringoor Jaffna to Manipal Jaffna to Fort Worth