| Navaly
நவாலி නවලි | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Navaly | |
| Coordinates: 09°42′55″N 79°59′05″E / 9.71528°N 79.98472°E / 9.71528; 79.98472 | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Northern |
| District | Jaffna |
| DS Division | Valikamam South‐West |
Navaly (Tamil: நவாலி ; Sinhala: නවලි), also transliterated as Navali, Navaaly or Navaali is a town in the Jaffna District of Sri Lanka and it is located about 6 km from Jaffna, in the northwest of the peninsula of the same name. There are many famous places in the town, for example: Navaly kalaiyoodai amman koovil, St. Peter's Church. Nearly 1500 people live there.
On 9 July 1995, during the Sri Lankan Civil War, the village church was bombed by the Sri Lankan Air Force. It is estimated that 125 civilians were killed.
Navaly is divided into three sections:
- Navaly East
- Navaly North
- Navaly South
See also
References
- 1995 Human Rights report – South Asia Archived 20 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine
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