Pandatharippu
Sign in to savePandatharippu or Pandaththarippu or Pandaththeruppu () is a village in the northern Jaffna District of Sri Lanka. It is located approximately 20 km from City of Jaffna. It is also spelled "Pandathirippu". It was a mission location when the American Ceylon Mission (ACM) came to Sri Lanka in the 19th century. Dr. John Scudder founded the Asia’s first western medical center in this village. It was also known as Panditeripo in ACM documents. There are number of schools some which were founded by ACM and Churches and Hindu Temples in the village.
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It sits within the topics Valikamam South West DS Division and Villages in Jaffna District.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Locality
- Panippulam
- Region
- Northern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Population
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- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Located in
- Jaffna District
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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Pandatharippu or Pandaththarippu or Pandaththeruppu () is a village in the northern Jaffna District of Sri Lanka. It is located approximately 20 km from City of Jaffna. It is also spelled "Pandathirippu". It was a mission location when the American Ceylon Mission (ACM) came to Sri Lanka in the 19th century. Dr. John Scudder founded the Asia’s first western medical center in this village. It was also known as Panditeripo in ACM documents. There are number of schools some which were founded by ACM and Churches and Hindu Temples in the village.
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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pandatharippu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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