Jaffna (disambiguation)
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Jaffna may refer to:
- Jaffna (City), the capital and largest city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- Jaffna DistrictJaffna DistrictJaffna district is one of the 25 administrative districts of Sri Lanka. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The headquarters is located in Jaffna city. Parts of the district were transferred to...
, the northernmost district of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka - Jaffna Electoral DistrictJaffna Electoral DistrictJaffna Electoral District is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district covers the administrative districts of Jaffna and Kilinochchi in the Northern province...
, a multi-member electoral district of Sri Lanka - Jaffna Electoral District (1947-1989)Jaffna Electoral District (1947-1989)Jaffna Electoral District was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the city of Jaffna in Jaffna District, Northern Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing...
, a former single-member electoral district of Sri Lanka - Jaffna PeninsulaJaffna PeninsulaThe Jaffna Peninsula is an area in Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is home to the capital city of the province, Jaffna and comprises much of the former land mass of the ancient Tamil kingdoms of the Nagas and the medieval Jaffna kingdom. The peninsula is mostly surrounded by water, connected to...
, the geographic location of most of Jaffna District - Jaffna KingdomJaffna KingdomThe Jaffna kingdom , also known as Kingdom of Aryacakravarti, of modern northern Sri Lanka was a historic monarchy that came into existence around the town of Jaffna on the Jaffna peninsula after the invasion of Magha, who is said to have been from Kalinga, in India...
, a kingdom in northern Sri Lanka 8th-16th century - Jaffna Tamil dialectSri Lankan Tamil dialectsThe Sri Lankan Tamil dialects or Ceylon Tamil dialects form a group of Tamil dialects used in the modern country of Sri Lanka by Sri Lankan Tamil people that is distinct from the dialects of modern Tamil spoken in Tamil Nadu and Kerala states of India...
, a dialect used by a Tamil language speaker from Jaffna - Jaffna dioceseDiocese of JaffnaThe Diocese of Jaffna is a Roman Catholic diocese for northern Sri Lanka, that dates back as far as the time of St. Francis Xavier. The current bishop is Thomas Savundaranayagam.-History:...
, Roman Catholic diocese for Jaffna - University of JaffnaUniversity of JaffnaJaffna University is a public university in the city of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.- Overview :Jaffna University has four campuses; Thirunelveli, Marathanamadam, Kaithady and Vavuniya...
- Jaffna Hindu CollegeJaffna Hindu CollegeJaffna Hindu College is a boys public national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1886 by a group of Hindu people who wanted an English language alternative to the Christian missionary schools. JHC is known throughout Sri Lanka as Hindu College.-History:In the late 19th century all the...
, primary to high school - Jaffna Youth CongressJaffna Youth CongressThe Jaffna Youth Congress, was the first of Sri Lanka's Youth Leagues. It was influenced by the Indian Independence Movement, was secular and committed to Poorana Swaraj , national unity and the eradication of inequalities imposed by caste....
, which was the first of Sri Lanka's Youth Leagues - Jaffna Nagas, the predravidian era of Jaffna
- Little Jaffna (disambiguation)