Sandilipay is a town located 10 km from 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
Jaffna (, ) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138 in 2012, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th most ...
,
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 ...
. The original name of Sandilipay is Kalvalai.
It is the home of :
* Kalvalai Pillaiyar Temple (renowned for its poetic work ''Kalvalai Anthathi'', written by Sinnathamby Pulavar
)
* Seerani Nagapoosani Amman Temple
* Jaffna's one and only river,
Valukkai aaru.
References
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Towns in Jaffna District
Valikamam South West DS Division