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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:library
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gptkbp:architect
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gptkb:S._Narasimhan
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gptkbp:architecturalStyle
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gptkb:Indo-Saracenic_Revival_architecture
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gptkbp:catalogue
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Yes
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gptkbp:collectionSize
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over 97,000 books (before 1981 fire)
over 100,000 books (current)
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Sri_Lanka
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gptkbp:destroyedBy
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1981
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gptkbp:digitizedBy
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Yes
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gptkbp:established
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1933
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gptkbp:features
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Yes
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gptkbp:hasAuditorium
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Yes
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gptkbp:hasChild
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Yes
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gptkbp:hasExhibit
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Yes
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gptkbp:hasGarden
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Yes
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gptkbp:hasLendingSection
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Yes
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gptkbp:hasMember
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Yes
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gptkbp:hasParking
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Yes
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gptkbp:hasPeriodicalsSection
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Yes
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gptkbp:hasPhotographicCollection
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Yes
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gptkbp:hasRareBooks
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Yes
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gptkbp:hasReadingRoom
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Yes
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gptkbp:hasStatue
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gptkb:S._R._Ranganathan
gptkb:C._Sundaralingam
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gptkbp:hasWiFi
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Yes
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Jaffna Public Library
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gptkbp:latitude
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9.6686
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Jaffna,_Sri_Lanka
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gptkbp:longitude
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80.0088
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gptkbp:manuscript
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Yes
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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1981 arson attack
Reopening ceremony in 2003
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gptkbp:notableFor
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Destruction during Sri Lankan civil conflict
Extensive collection of Tamil manuscripts
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gptkbp:numberOfFloors
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2
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gptkbp:numberOfRooms
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Yes
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gptkbp:ownedBy
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gptkb:Jaffna_Municipal_Council
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gptkbp:publicTransit
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gptkb:Jaffna_Railway_Station
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gptkbp:reconstructionSupportedBy
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gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_government
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gptkbp:referencedIn
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Yes
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gptkbp:reopened
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2003
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gptkbp:restored
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2001
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gptkbp:significance
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One of the largest libraries in Asia before 1981
Symbol of Tamil culture and heritage
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gptkbp:staffedBy
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Yes
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gptkbp:website
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http://jaffnalibrary.lk/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Jaffna
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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