Chankanai or Changanai ( ta, சங்கானை) is a town located 12 km north-west of the
city
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
of
Jaffna,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. Popular market known as
Chankanai Chanthai
Chankanai or Changanai ( ta, சங்கானை) is a town located 12 km north-west of the city of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Popular market known as Chankanai Chanthai (in Tamil Chankanai Market) is located in there. It is so popular, the immi ...
(in
Tamil Chankanai Market) is located in there. It is so popular, the
immigrant community in
Toronto,
Canada has opened a market with the same name in their new country.
Geography
Chankanai is surrounded by
Nitchamam,
Thottilady,
Sandilipay Sandilipay is a town located 10 km from the City of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as C ...
,
Kattudai,
Sittankerni.
Etymology
It is believed that the name Chankanai originated from its market roots. This was a famous trading place. The measurements used for rice in old era were "Changazhi" "Nazhi" and "Uzhi". The name originated from a combination of these three measuring containers.
There is a similar place name found in
Kerala is known as
Changanassery
Changanassery or Changanacherry is a municipal town in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India.
History
The first recorded history on the origin of Changanacherry is obtained from Sangam period literature. According to Sangam era d ...
. Both the places are related with markets and trading places.
References
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Towns in Jaffna District
Valikamam West DS Division