Vaddukoddai

Vaddukoddai வட்டுக்கோட்டை වඩුකෝඩයි
Town
Bhadrakali Amman Kovil
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Coordinates: 9°44′0″N 79°57′0″E / 9.73333°N 79.95000°E / 9.73333; 79.95000
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern
District	Jaffna
Divisional Secretariat	Valikamam West
Electoral District	Jaffna Electoral District
Polling Division	Vaddukoddai Polling Division

Vaddukoddai (Tamil: வட்டுக்கோட்டை, romanized: Vaṭṭukkōṭṭai, Sinhala: වඩුකෝඩයි) (also spelt Vatukotai, Vaddukkoddai) is small but important town in the minority Sri Lankan Tamil dominated Jaffna peninsula of Sri Lanka. This place famous to Cultural Dances & Hindu rituals.

It became prominent with the founding of Asia’s first modern university level collegiate known as Batticotta Seminary by the American Missionaries from New England in 1823.^[1]