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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

A fishing boat on the sand at Charty Beach, Velanai Island, near Jaffna

Charty 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

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Kankesanthurai Beach

Kankesanthurai

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Keeri Beach

The sea wall at Keerimalai, where spring-fed bathing pools meet the ocean north of Jaffna

Keerimalai Beach

Kovilan Point Lighthouse on Karaitivu island, off the Jaffna peninsula

Kovilan Point Lighthouse

The ruined Dutch-era church half-buried in the Manalkadu dunes near Point Pedro

Manalkadu Beach

Aerial view of Mannar Island stretching into the Palk Strait

Mannar Island

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Mullaitivu Beach

Mullaitivu

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

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Thumpalai East Beach

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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