Araly

Araly

அராலி
අරාලි
Araly அராலி ; අරාලි
Town
	Araly
	Coordinates: 9°42′22″N 79°57′0″E / 9.70611°N 79.95000°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern
District	Jaffna
DS Division	Valikamam West

Araly (Tamil: அராலி, romanized: Arāli) is a town in Northern Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. It is located 8.6 km (5.34 mi) North West from the city of Jaffna. It is bordered by sea on both sides and surrounded by villages like Ponnalai, Moolai, Vaddukoddai, Sankarathai and Navali. During the Sri Lankan Civil War, the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) occupied Araly in 1986. The Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) briefly occupied the city in 1987. The LTTE again occupied the village from 1989 until 1995, when the Sri Lankan Army regained control.

Schools

School	Grades	Type	Roll	Address	Medium	Sex	Gat1	Admin District	Zone	Div
Araly Saraswathy Maha Vidyalayam சரஸ்வதி மஹா வித்தியாலயம்^[1]	1-13	1C	500	Araly South	Tamil	Mixed	Pro	JAF	JAF	Chankanai
Araly Hindu College	1-11	2	453	Araly North	Tamil	Mixed	Pro	JAF	JAF	Chankanai
A.M.T.M. School, Araly East	1-11	2	254	Araly East	Tamil	Mixed	Pro	JAF	JAF	Chankanai
Valliammai Memorial School	1-11	2	359	Araly Central	Tamil	Mixed	Pro	JAF	JAF	Chankanai
Murugamoorthy Vidyalayam	1-5	3	91	Araly Central	Tamil	Mixed	Pro	JAF	JAF	Chankanai
A.M.T.M. School, Araly North	1-5	3	57	Araly North	Tamil	Mixed	Pro	JAF	JAF	Chankanai

Temples

Araly Avarampitti Sri Muththumari Amman Kovil
Araly Karaippiddy Pillaiyar Temple
Kalavathurai Vairavar Kovil
Araly Ahayakulam Vinayagar Aalayam
Araly Vannapuram Sivan Kovil
Araly North Mailiyatpuram Kanthaswamy Kovil
Araly North Gnana vyravar temple
Araly North Muruka moorthy temple
Araly malaiyalankadu Aiyanar Temple

Sports clubs

There are number of sports clubs in Araly. Some of them are listed below. These clubs mainly have football teams. Araly Mawathai Sports club conducts Uzhavar Vizha (Farmers' Festival) on Thai Pongal day.^[2] It is a highlight event of Araly.