Kantharmadam

9°40′34.0″N 80°1′16.3″E / 9.676111°N 80.021194°E / 9.676111; 80.021194

Kantharmadam^[1] (also romanized Kandarmadam; Tamil: கந்தர்மடம்) is a village in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is located 1 km north of Jaffna Town and 1 km away from a historical Hindu temple named நல்லூர் கந்தசாமி கோவில். Jaffna Hindu Ladies College is located in Kantharmadam, as are Jaffna University and Jaffna Hindu College.