Kondavil

Kondavil (Tamil: கோண்டாவில், Sinhala: කොන්ඩාවිල්) is a suburb north of the Sri Lankan city of Jaffna.[1] It is near many temples such as the Uppumada Pillaiyar Temple, Eelam famous eelaththu Thillaiyampathy sivakami Amman temple ( ஈழத்து தில்லையம்பதி சிவகாமி அம்மன் ஆலயம்) part of the Jaffna Peninsula, it was one of the final strongholds of the Tamil Tigers.[2]

Kondavil
கோண்டாவில்
කොන්ඩාවිල්
Kondavil is located in Northern Province
Kondavil
Kondavil
Kondavil is located in Sri Lanka
Kondavil
Kondavil
Coordinates: 9°42′25″N 80°1′34″E
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
DistrictJaffna
DS DivisionNallur

Transport

The area is served by the Kondavil railway station.[3]

References

  1. "The books of Visvamadu Library | Tamil Guardian". www.tamilguardian.com. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  2. "The trail of terror". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  3. "Jaffna-KKS railway track roars again | DailyFT - Be Empowered". 2015-01-04. Archived from the original on 2015-01-04. Retrieved 2022-06-18.

9°42′24.73″N 80°1′33.87″E


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