Jaffna is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka, populated by Tamil speaking people. jaffna is situated about 375 Km from Colombo. It is in close proximity to the sub-continent of India and separated from it by the Palk Strait and the Bay of Bengal.
The peninsula is actually almost an island; only the narrow causeway known as Elephant Pass - for once elephants did wade across the shallow lagoon here connects Jaffna with the rest of Sri Lanka.
