Nilavarai (Tamil: நிலாவரை, romanized: Nilāvarai) is a location in the Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. It is popular for a natural underground Water well (Called Nilavari Bottomless well) where the water never gets depleted and it serves the irrigation of the neighbouring fields.[1] There is another natural Water well in the Jaffna District by the name Idikundu (Idi-kun-du).

Nilavarai
நிலாவரை
නිලවරම
Nilavarai, Natural underground water well
Nilavarai is located in Northern Province
Nilavarai
Nilavarai
Coordinates: 9°45′0″N 80°5′0″E / 9.75000°N 80.08333°E / 9.75000; 80.08333
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
DistrictJaffna
DS DivisionValikamam East

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  1. ^ "Nilaavarai". Tamilnet. 2007-07-31. Retrieved 2008-12-25.