Vaddukoddai

Vaddukoddai
வட்டுக்கோட்டை
වඩුකෝඩයි
Bhadrakali Amman Kovil
Bhadrakali Amman Kovil
Vaddukoddai is located in Northern Province
Vaddukoddai
Vaddukoddai
Vaddukoddai is located in Sri Lanka
Vaddukoddai
Vaddukoddai
Coordinates: 9°44′0″N 79°57′0″E / 9.73333°N 79.95000°E / 9.73333; 79.95000
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
DistrictJaffna
Divisional SecretariatValikamam West
Electoral DistrictJaffna Electoral District
Polling DivisionVaddukoddai Polling Division

Vaddukoddai (Tamil: வட்டுக்கோட்டை, romanized: Vaṭṭukkōṭṭai, Sinhala: වඩුකෝඩයි) (also spelt Vatukotai, Vaddukkoddai) is small but important town in the minority Sri Lankan Tamil dominated Jaffna peninsula of Sri Lanka. This place famous to Cultural Dances & Hindu rituals.

It became prominent with the founding of Asia’s first modern university level collegiate known as Batticotta Seminary by the American Missionaries from New England in 1823.[1]

  1. ^ Hoole, Ratnajeevan. "The first modern Asian University". Retrieved 2007-10-19.