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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:city
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gptkbp:airport
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gptkb:Jaffna_International_Airport
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gptkbp:area
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20.2 km²
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gptkbp:areaCode
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021
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gptkbp:climate
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tropical savanna climate
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Sri_Lanka
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gptkbp:distanceFromColombo
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approximately 398 km
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gptkbp:district
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gptkb:Jaffna_Municipal_Council
gptkb:Jaffna_District
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gptkbp:elevation
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gptkb:marine
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gptkbp:ethnicGroup
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gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Tamils
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gptkbp:founded
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pre-colonial era
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gptkbp:governingBody
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gptkb:Jaffna_Municipal_Council
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Civil_War
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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gptkb:Jaffna_Kingdom
Portuguese, Dutch, British rule
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Jaffna, Sri Lanka
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gptkbp:locatedOn
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gptkb:Jaffna_Peninsula
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gptkbp:market
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gptkb:Jaffna_Market
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gptkbp:mayor
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V. Manivannan (as of 2023)
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gptkbp:minorityIn
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gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Yaalpanam
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gptkbp:notableDish
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Jaffna Kool
Jaffna crab curry
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gptkbp:notableFestival
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gptkb:Nallur_Festival
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gptkbp:notableInstitution
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gptkb:Osmania_Mosque,_Jaffna
gptkb:St._Mary's_Cathedral,_Jaffna
gptkb:Nallur_Kandaswamy_Kovil
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gptkbp:notableIslandNearby
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gptkb:Kayts
gptkb:Nainativu
gptkb:Delft_Island
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gptkbp:notableLandmark
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gptkb:Jaffna_Public_Library
gptkb:Jaffna_Fort
gptkb:Nallur_Kandaswamy_Kovil
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:A._E._Manoharan
gptkb:M._G._Ramachandran
gptkb:C._V._Vigneswaran
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gptkbp:notablePlace
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gptkb:Casuarina_Beach
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gptkbp:officialLanguage
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gptkb:Tamil
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gptkbp:population
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approximately 88,000 (2012 census)
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gptkbp:postalCode
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40000
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gptkbp:province
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gptkb:Northern_Province
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gptkbp:railwayStation
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gptkb:Jaffna_Railway_Station
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Hinduism
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gptkbp:timezone
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Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+5:30)
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gptkbp:twinTown
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gptkb:Kingston_upon_Thames,_United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:university
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gptkb:University_of_Jaffna
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gptkbp:website
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http://www.jaffna.mc.gov.lk/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Kingston_upon_Thames,_London,_England
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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