Kopay

Kopay (Tamil: கோப்பாய், romanized: Kōppāy) is a town located approximately 4 km from the city of Jaffna along Point Pedro road. It is an agricultural town consisting mainly of vegetable farms, paddy fields and coconut gardens.

Kopay

கோப்பாய்
කෝපායි
Town
Kopay
Coordinates: 9°41′0″N 80°03′0″E
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
DistrictJaffna
DS DivisionValikamam East
LTTE graveyard, Kopay

The suburb Kopay is blessed with several scholars because of very strong schooling system. Arumuka Navalar established the school managed by Suwaminathan is famous for this. Arrival of missionaries strengthened the educational system. Kopay Christian College celebrating 150 years of service remain unbeaten in producing quality scholars.

Etymology

The name Kopay derives from the two Tamil words kō meaning "king" and pāy meaning "seat" or "mat", which it gained because the kings of Aryacakravarti dynasty of Jaffna Kingdom had their residence here.[1] King Cankili I had his stronghold at the fort previously located in Kopay.[2]

Temples

kopay palanai kannakai amman kovil[3]
Irupalai Katpaga pillayar kovil [4]

See also

References
  1. Ragupathy, Ponnampalam (1987). Early Settlements in Jaffna: An Archaeological Survey. Thillimalar Ragupathy. p. 212.
  2. Silva, O. M. Da (1994). Fidalgos in the Kingdom of Jafanapatam, Sri Lanka, 1543-1658: The Portuguese in Jaffna. Harwoods Publishers. pp. 7–9.
  3. "கண்னகை அம்மன்". Archived from the original on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
  4. https://rainbowpages.lk/other/hindu/katpaga-pillayar-kovil/


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