JAFFNA

[s. 359] : A town in Ceylon, situated on the S. coast of the island or peninsula of Jaffna, 116 It is the district miles N. W. of Trin com a lee. town, and has the administrative buildings, a The fort is the college, and a public library. most perfect little military work in Ceylon pentagon built of blocks of white coral. Traces of the Dutch occupancy of the town can still be seen, and not a few of the churches date back to The industry of the time of the Portuguese. the Tamil inhabitants has changed the sandy soil to a fertile district, with luxuriant tropical vegetation. Its trade is mainly in tobacco and Palmyra timber. Population (1891), 43,000. Station of the with (1903) 3 mi ionaries, 2 women mi ionaries, 67 native workers, men and women; 6 outstations, 21 day schools, 2 boarding schools, 1 college, and 45S profe ed Christians. The Society uses the name Pettah to designate its station here. — WMS, JAGATAI TURKISH LANGUAGE. See Turkish Langtjage. JAGDALI DIALECT. See Multani. 359