Jaffna Public Library,யாழ். பொதுசன நூல்நிலையம்

Sri Lanka / Yapanaya / Jaffna /
An organized mob went on a rampage on the nights of May 31 to June 2, 1981, burning the Jaffna public library. The library at the time of destruction was one of the biggest in Asia containing over 97,000 unique books and unique manuscript.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_Jaffna_library
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Coordinates:   9°39'43"N   80°0'42"E

Comments

  • srilankan gov burned this in 1981
  • Very sad. It's only 500 yards from our house then. We used to go there mostly every day.
  • Maybe one of you can stop the 'Vandalism' of Wiki entry for the Library? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_Jaffna_library
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