Best places: Historical landmarks in Passaiyoor, Sri Lanka

Partially renovated fortress constructed in 1600s, popular for water & sunset views.

This monument of martyred Tamil king Cankili II atop a horse is a city landmark.

👍👍 🙂 Definitely check this place out on your travels through Jaffna! 🙌 A massive and beautiful statue of Lord Hanuman. He plays a large part in the Ramayana (Hindu mythology/ Indian epic.) King Ravana of Sri Lanka flew to India and kidnapped Lord Rama's wife (Sita.) After this, Rama wanted to get to...

The Jaffna kingdom was centered around this city before it was destroyed by the Portuguese.

Built in 1875, this restored clock tower in the city's center is one of Jaffna's oldest landmarks.

Protected ruins of a building constructed during Dutch rule of Sri Lanka & a historical landmark.

👍👍 Old ancient popular jaffna's traditional building identified as old Tamil king's manthiri's home. It maybe belongs for the period of sankiliyan king. Placed near to nallur temple and on pontpedro jaffna road. A lot of visitors and tourists visit here every evenings. 300m ahead on the road there also...

👍 Don't know what kind of historical place it is. But, super place. Nice to be here. Good air flow and sea.

👍 The people of Pasayoor have errected a statue of late Mr. M. G. Ramachandran in loving memory of him. He was born in Sri Lanka and moved to India after his father's death. He joined theatres to earn and support his mother, later he became a popular cinema actor and a director of films. Using cinema...

👍👍 Very Important Junction... In 1983 Srilankan "Black July" incident start from this place....