Jaffna - Sri Lanka

Jaffna, located in the nothern part of the Sri lanka, is a beautiful island of Sri Lanka that is gaining importance as a tourism location. Jaffna, located within ten degrees of latitude to the north of the equator, is the cultural and home town of the Tamil population of Sri Lanka. After facing violence for a long time, Jaffna tourism is gradually catching on.

                Travellers now can tour Jaffna after almost 20 years of civil war. Its healthy climate and a picturesque environment are attracting tourists. affna is an ancient port city, which is one of the most densely populated areas of Sri Lanka, spread over an area of 2560 square km. The peninsula is almost an island except the narrow neck of land occupied by the Chundikkulam Bird Sanctuary and the causeway known as Elephant Pass which connects Jaffna with the rest of Sri Lanka. Most of the area of Jaffna is dry and sandy. Good amount of area of Jaffna district is covered by shallow lagoons.

                The main tourist attractions in Jaffna are the Dutch Fort and the unexplored beaches along with some pre-colonial buildings from the Dutch era. Jaffna is also home to many religious tourist attractions including temples, mosques and churches from past time.