Jaffna City
Jaffna is the main city of Jaffna peninsula in the northernmost district of Sri Lanka. Comfortable intercity busses from Colombo take 10-12 hours to reach the city of Jaffna.
Dambakola Patuna
Dambakola Patuna on ajalooline paik, mis asub Jaffna piirkonnas Sri Lankal, olles tuntud oma religioosse ja kultuurilise tähtsuse poolest. See iidne sadam oli oluline sisene Punkt budistlike misjonäride jaoks, kes reisisid Sri Lankale, eriti Mahinda Thera saabumise ajal, kes tutvustas budismi saarele 3. sajandil eKr. Dambakola Patuna on Sri Lanka ajaloos oluline paik, olles üks esimesi maandumispaiku budistliku õpetuse jaoks.
Tänapäeval asub kohas väike budistlik tempel, mis on palverännaku koht neile, kes soovivad ühendust võtta saare vaimsete juurtega. Ümbrus pakub maalilisi vaateid rannikule, rahulikke randu ja rahulikku keskkonda, mis on ideaalne vaikseks mõtisklemiseks ja meditatsiooniks.
Külastajad saavad Dambakola Patunas uurida templit, ümbritsevat looduse ilu ning õppida koha ajaloolist tähtsust budismi leviku võtmekohana Sri Lankal. Samuti on see suurepärane koht fotograafia jaoks, kus segunevad kultuuriline pärand ja loodusmaastikud.
Parim aeg Dambakola Patuna külastamiseks on kuival hooajal, detsembrist aprillini, kui ilm on kõige sobivam õues uurimiseks. Sihtkoht on kergesti ligipääsetav Jaffnast ning pakub rikastavat kogemust neile, kes on huvitatud Sri Lanka budistlikust ajaloost ja rannikulähedastest ilu.
About Jaffna District
Jaffna is the capital city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. 85% of the populations of the Jaffna and Kilinochchi districts are Hindus. The Hindus follow the Saivite tradition. The remainders are largely Roman Catholics or Protestants, some of whom are descendants of colonial settlers, known as Burghers. The Tamils are divided along caste lines, with the farmer-caste Vellalar forming the majority. Sea products, red onion, and tobacco are the main products in Jaffna.
Jaffna is home to beautiful Hindu temples. An Old Dutch Fort still stands well preserved within which is an old Church. Another example of Dutch architecture is the King's House. No visit to Jaffna is complete without tasting the exquisite Jaffna mango, reputed for its sweetness. About 3 km away is the majestic Nallur Kandaswamy Temple, home to the largest religious festival in Jaffna. The Kayts Harbour is an ancient ship docking site in the Jaffna region.
About Northern Province
The Northern Province is one of the 9 provinces of Sri Lanka. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but they didn't have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. Between 1988 and 2006 the province was temporarily merged with the Eastern Province to form the North-East Province. The capital of the province is Jaffna.
Northern Province is located in the north of Sri Lanka and is just 22 miles (35 km) from India. The province is surrounded by the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay to the west, Palk Strait to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Eastern, North Central and North Western provinces to the south.The province has a number of lagoons, the largest being Jaffna Lagoon, Nanthi Kadal, Chundikkulam Lagoon, Vadamarachchi Lagoon, Uppu Aru Lagoon, Kokkilai lagoon, Nai Aru Lagoon and Chalai Lagoon.Most of the islands around Sri Lanka are to be found to the west of the Northern Province. The largest islands are: Kayts, Neduntivu, Karaitivu, Pungudutivu and Mandativu.
The Northern Province's population was 1,311,776 in 2007. The majority of the populations are Sri Lankan Tamils, with a minority Sri Lankan Moor and Sinhalese population. Sri Lankan Tamil is the major language spoken in the province by the vast majority of the population. The other language spoken is Sinhala by 1 percent of the population. English is widely spoken and understood in the cities.