Jaffna is the main city of the north of Sri Lanka situated 355 km from the capital Colombo to the north. historically, Jaffna has been a contested city. It was made into a colonial port town during the Portuguese occupation of the Jaffna peninsula in 1619 who lost it to the Dutch, only to lose it to the British in 1796. most tourist attraction among in Jaffna is Nallur temple, Jaffna Library, Jaffna port & dambakola patuna.
