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Jaffna is the capital of Sri Lanka’s Northern Province and is located at the northern tip of the island on the Jaffna Peninsula.
Surrounded by lagoons, wetlands, and small islands, the city’s population is largely Tamil-speaking.The early history of Jaffna is linked to the Jaffna Kingdom, which was founded in the 13th century and controlled the region for more than four centuries until Portuguese forces captured it in 1617. It then passed to the Dutch in 1658 and to the British in 1796.