Vaddukoddai

Vaddukoddai (Tamil: வட்டுக்கோட்டை, romanized: Vaṭṭukkōṭṭai, Sinhala: වඩුකෝඩයි) (also spelt Vatukotai, Vaddukkoddai) is small but an important town in the minoritySri Lankan Tamil dominated Jaffna Peninsula of Sri Lanka. This place is famous for cultural dances and Hindu rituals.

It became prominent with the founding of Asia’s first modern university level collegiate known as Batticotta Seminary by the AmericanMissionaries from New England in 1823.