Look up: Jaffna

1. Jaffna
   historical monarchy in northern Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka), populated by Tamil-speaking people of South Indian origin. Well established by the 14th ... [2 related articles]
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2. Jaffna
   port, northern Sri Lanka. It is situated on a flat, dry peninsula at the island`s northern tip. The trading centre for the agricultural produce of ... [3 related articles]
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3. Jaffna
   Jaffna (jăf'nu) , peninsula, northernmost part of Sri Lanka, separated from India by Palk Strait. The peninsula is densely inhabited, largely by Tamil-speaking people. Jaffna suffered under the Portuguese and Dutch occupations of the 17th–18th cent. Tobacco, rice, coconuts, palmyra p...
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4. Jaffna
   Port and capital of Jaffna district, Northern Province, Sri Lanka; population (2001) 145,600. It was the focal point of Hindu Tamil nationalism and the scene of recurring riots during the 1980s. During the civil war from 1983 the port lost much of its trade as much of the city was ruined in the conflict, though fishing remains important to the ...
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5. Jaffna
   `Jaffna` (, ) is the capital city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna district located on a peninsula of the same name. Jaffna is approximately six miles away from Kandarodai which served as a famous emporium in the Jaffna peninsula from classical...
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