Local favourite church · Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Chirch
Chirch is a church in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Chirch: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Chirch
Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.
Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun packed.
How to reach Chirch — distance from nearby cities
- From Jaffna (LK): about 17 km by road (14 km straight line) · directions · more places near Jaffna
- From Anuradhapura (LK): about 212 km by road (170 km straight line) · directions · more places near Anuradhapura
- From Trincomalee (LK): about 236 km by road (189 km straight line) · directions · more places near Trincomalee
- From Sigiriya (LK): about 275 km by road (220 km straight line) · directions · more places near Sigiriya
- From Dambulla (LK): about 280 km by road (224 km straight line) · directions · more places near Dambulla
Coordinates: 9.78064, 79.98813. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Chirch
- Kantharodai Archaeological Site - Kantharodai · fort · Jaffna · ~5 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Keerimalai Naguleswaram Temple · temple · Jaffna · ~6 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Dambakolapatuna Sri Sangamiththa Buddhist Temple · Buddhist site · Jaffna · ~6 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Nilavarai (Bottomless well) · lake · Jaffna · ~14 km · Must-see
- Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil · temple · Jaffna · ~16 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Karaitivu · river spot · Jaffna · ~17 km · Must-see
- Dutch Fort · fort · Jaffna · ~17 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Ellalan Jaffna Tourism & Adventures · attraction · Jaffna · ~17 km · Well liked · Must-see
- St. Mary's Cathedral Jaffna · church · Jaffna · ~18 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Fort Hammenhiel · fort · Jaffna · ~21 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Uppu Aru Lagoon · lake · Jaffna · ~22 km · Must-see
- Eluvaitivu · river spot · Jaffna · ~27 km · Must-see
- Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Kovil · temple · Jaffna · ~37 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Nagadeepa Temple · temple · Jaffna · ~37 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Jaffna Lagoon · beach · Kilinochchi · ~54 km · Must-see
- Palk Bay · beach · Kilinochchi · ~66 km · Must-see
- Thellippalai Sri Durga Devi Temple · temple · Jaffna · ~6 km · Highly rated
- Kīrimalai Sacred Water Springs · river spot · Jaffna · ~6 km · Well liked
Other churches near Chirch
- St. Mary's Cathedral Jaffna · church · Jaffna · ~18 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- St. Antony's Shrine · church · Jaffna · ~83 km · Must-see
- Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health · church · Nagapattinam · ~127 km · Must-see
- Morning Star Church · church · Nagapattinam · ~127 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- National Shrine of Our Lady of Madu · church · Mannar · ~132 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Our Lady of Fatima Shrine · church · Jaffna · ~1 km
- St. Jude Church Ilavalai. · church · Jaffna · ~2 km
- St. Anne's Church Ilavalai. · church · Jaffna · ~2 km
- St. Henry's Chapel · church · Jaffna · ~2 km
- ST.James Church · church · Jaffna · ~2 km
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Frequently asked
Is Chirch open today?
No visitor has reported the service & crowd status for Chirch yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Busiest: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
What is the best time to visit Chirch?
Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
How far is Chirch from Jaffna?
Chirch is about 17 km by road from Jaffna (14 km straight line), 212 km from Anuradhapura and 236 km from Trincomalee. Open the road-trip planner on Spotwander for turn-by-turn directions and stops on the way.
What are the places to visit near Chirch?
Nearby: Kantharodai Archaeological Site - Kantharodai (fort, 5 km), Keerimalai Naguleswaram Temple (temple, 6 km), Dambakolapatuna Sri Sangamiththa Buddhist Temple (Buddhist site, 6 km), Nilavarai (Bottomless well) (lake, 14 km), Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil (temple, 16 km), Karaitivu (river spot, 17 km).