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Burning of Jaffna library

1981 event during the Sri Lankan civil war
Event arson Q3535947
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Burning of Jaffna library

Summary

Burning of Jaffna library is an arson[1]. It draws 150 Wikipedia views per month (arson category, ranking #6 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • Burning of Jaffna library is in the country of Sri Lanka[3].
  • Burning of Jaffna library's instance of is recorded as arson[4].
  • Burning of Jaffna library's location is recorded as Jaffna[5].
  • Burning of Jaffna library's point in time is recorded as +1981-06-01T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Burning of Jaffna library's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.66206, 'lon': 80.0118}[7].
  • Burning of Jaffna library's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fsfnx[8].
  • Burning of Jaffna library's number of deaths is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[9].

Why It Matters

Burning of Jaffna library draws 150 Wikipedia views per month (arson category, ranking #6 of 23).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

Related Entities

Jaffna Sri Lanka

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Burning of Jaffna library. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/burning-of-jaffna-library
MLA “Burning of Jaffna library.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/burning-of-jaffna-library.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_burning-of-jaffna-library_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Burning of Jaffna library}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/burning-of-jaffna-library}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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