Kondavil | |
Native Name: | Tamil: கோண்டாவில் Sinhala; Sinhalese: කොන්ඩාවිල් |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka Northern Province#Sri Lanka |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Northern |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Type4: | DS Division |
Subdivision Name4: | Nallur |
Coordinates: | 9.7069°N 80.0261°W |
Kondavil [1] is a suburb north of the Sri Lankan city of Jaffna.[2] It is near many temples such as the Uppumada Pillaiyar Temple, Kondavil west Kali kovil,eelaththu Thillaiyampathy sivakami Amman temple part of the Jaffna Peninsula, it was one of the final strongholds of the Tamil Tigers.[3]
The area is served by the Kondavil railway station.[4]