Puloly ( ta, புலோலி, translit=Pulōli) is a region in Jaffna Peninsula, Northern

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. It is located approximately 30 km from

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of Jaffna. Its north part is Point Pedro town. Some scholars suggest that region was named after several scholars lived there (meaning of "pulavar oli"). Puloly is home to many historical sites such as Point Pedro harbor and Vallipuram temple. Puloly has a number education institutions founded such as Hartley college, Methodist girls high school, Velautham Maha Vidiyalayam and Vadamarachchi Hindu girls school.

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