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Northern

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The Jaffna peninsula, islands, and the northern dry zone.

Region — Northern

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Aerial view of the Adam's Bridge chain of sandbanks between Sri Lanka and India

Adam's Bridge Marine National Park

The small coral-stone stupas of Kadurugoda Viharaya at Kandarodai, Jaffna

Ancient Kadurugoda Viharaya

Chunnakam

Casuarina Beach with soft sand and calm waters near Jaffna

Casuarina Beach

Feral ponies on the coral grassland of Delft Island

Delft National Park

The bund and open water of Iranamadu Tank near Kilinochchi

Iranamadu Tank

Kilinochchi

The white domed Jaffna Public Library building

Jaffna

Jaffna Fort, a historic site in Jaffna

Jaffna Fort

Aerial view of Mannar Island stretching into the Palk Strait

Mannar Island

Naga Pooshani Amman Kovil on Nainativu Island, Sri Lanka

Nainativu

Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil, a Hindu temple in Jaffna with a tall gopuram

Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil

The lighthouse at Point Pedro, the northernmost point of Sri Lanka

Point Pedro Lighthouse

Point Pedro

Northern pintail ducks resting in the shallow lagoon of Vankalai Sanctuary near Mannar

Vankalai Sanctuary

Street scene in Vavuniya town, northern Sri Lanka

Vavuniya

Vavuniya

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