Jaffna Public Library

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Jaffna Public Library is a historic and once one of the largest libraries in Asia, renowned for its extensive Tamil literary collection and its symbolic significance in Sri Lanka’s cultural and political history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site
library
public library
architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
causeOfDestruction arson attack
collectionType books
manuscripts
periodicals
continent Asia
coordinateLocation approx. 9.664°N 80.009°E
country Sri Lanka
dateOfDestruction 1981
hasDome yes
hasMunicipality Jaffna
surface form: Jaffna Municipal Council
hasOnlinePresence yes
hasReadingRooms yes
hasReferenceSection yes
hasSignificance political symbolism in Sri Lanka
site of ethnic tension-related violence
hasSubject Sri Lankan history
Tamil literature
arts
philosophy
religion
science
heritageDesignation important cultural landmark of Sri Lanka
inception 1933
languageOfWorkOrName English
Tamil
locatedIn Jaffna
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Northern Province, Sri Lanka
locatedInTimeZone Sri Lanka Standard Time
nearbyFeature Jaffna Fort
Jaffna
surface form: Jaffna city centre
notableFor extensive Tamil literary collection
palm-leaf manuscripts
rare Tamil manuscripts
role in Sri Lankan Tamil cultural history
officiallyReopened 2003
operator Jaffna
surface form: Jaffna Municipal Council
ownedBy Jaffna
surface form: Jaffna Municipal Council
publicAccess yes
reconstructed yes
reconstructionCompleted 2001
significantEvent burning of Jaffna Public Library
symbolizes Tamil cultural identity in Sri Lanka
impact of Sri Lankan civil conflict on culture
wasOneOfLargestIn Asia

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Jaffna hasLandmark Jaffna Public Library