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CASUARINA BEACH

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  Casuarina Beach is in Karainagar Jaffna District, Sri Lanka, about 20 kilometers from Jaffna. This is considered to be the best beach in the Jaffna Peninsula with white sand.

NEDUNTHEEVU

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Neduntheevu or Nedunthivu is an island in the Palk Strait, northern Sri Lanka. This island is named Delft in the Admiralty Chart unlike the other islands, whose names are Tamil. The island's area is 50 km² and it is roughly oval-shaped. Its length is 8 km and its  maximum width is about 6 km. Neduntheevu is a flat island surrounded by shallow waters and beaches of coral chunks and sand. It is home to a small population of Tamil people, mostly living in quiet compounds close to the northern coast. The vegetation is of a semi-arid tropical type, with palmyra palms, dry shrubs, and grasses that grow on the pale grey porous coralline soil. Papayas and bananas grow close to the local people's homes. On the western coast of the island, there are remains of a 1000-year-old temple built by the Chola Dynasty, as well as the ruins of a Dutch colonial fort. The water is slightly brackish, and it is taken from shallow wells using buckets made from palmyra palm leaves. A naval battle was fo...

JAFFNA FORT

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  JAFFNA FORT Jaffna Fort is a fort built by the Portuguese at Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1618 under Phillippe de Oliveira following the Portuguese invasion of Jaffna. The fort is located near the coastal village of Gurunagar. Due to numerous miracles attributed to the statue of the Virgin Mary in the church nearby, the fort was named as Fortress of Our Lady of Miracles of Jafanapatão. It was captured by the Dutch under Rijcklof van Goens in 1658 who expanded it. In 1795, it was taken over by the British and remained under the control of a British garrison till 1948. As the only large military fort in the country, due to the presence of only government and military buildings within its ramparts, it was garrisoned by a detachment of the Ceylon Army. With the onset of the Sri Lankan Civil War, it came under siege on several occasions and was the scene of pitched battles. From 1985 to 1995 it was under the control of the LTTE during the time the LTTE destroyed several key features to stop t...

NALLUR

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NALLUR Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil is a significant Hindu  temple, located in Nallur, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The presiding deity is Lord Murugan in the form of the holy 'Vel' in the Sanctum, the primary shrine, and in other forms, namely, Shanmugam,  Muthukumaraswami, Valli Kaanthar  with consorts Valli and Deivayanai, and Thandayuthapani,  sans consorts in secondary shrines in the temple.