Kankesanthurai Beach
காங்கேசன்துறை கடற்கரை
A beach near Kankesanthurai, the northern port of Jaffna, recently reopened, with a lighthouse and a seaside walkway.
Kankesanthurai (KKS for short) is the northern port of Jaffna. It was a high-security zone for a long period during the civil war but has gradually been opened in recent years. The beach is clean and uncrowded, and the seafront has a lighthouse and viewing platform. Keerimalai can be visited to the west. Passenger ferry services between KKS and Nagapattinam in India have resumed, and the port area has become livelier. Some stretches of the coast remain under military control, so watch for signs.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple
- Naguleswaram Temple
- Keerimalai Springs
- Nilavarai Well
- Kantarodai Stupas
- Selvasannidhi Murugan Temple
- Mantri Manai & Yamuna Eri
- Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil