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Navaly (Tamil: நவாலி ; Sinhala: නවලි), also transliterated as Navali, Navaaly or Navaali is a town in the Jaffna District of Sri Lanka and it is located about 6 km from Jaffna, in the northwest of the peninsula of the same name. There are many famous places in the town, for example: Navaly kalaiyoodai amman koovil, St. Peter's Church. Nearly 1500 people live there.

Navaly நவாலி නවලි
Town
Navaly
Coordinates: 09°42′55″N 79°59′05″E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern
District	Jaffna
DS Division	Valikamam South‐West

On 9 July 1995, during the Sri Lankan Civil War, the village church was bombed by the Sri Lankan Air Force. It is estimated that 125 civilians were killed.[1]

Navaly is divided into three sections:

1. Navaly East
2. Navaly North
3. Navaly South

See also

• Idikundu

References

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