Jaffna Clock Tower, Clock tower in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

The Jaffna Clock Tower is a tall, slender tower of light-coloured stone or concrete, rising in stacked sections from a square base with arched openings. Above the base, a tapering shaft carries a large rectangular banner with a portrait and the word "Dialog"; higher up are three narrow vertical slits, then a clock face with dark hands and markings, set below a small domed, columned top. A second clock face is visible on the right side.

The tower was completed in 1882, not 1875, when the Prince of Wales visited Ceylon. A committee raised over Rs. 10,000; after presenting a silver casket and jewels in Colombo on 1 December 1875, the remaining Rs. 6,000 plus Rs. 4,000 in local contributions funded the tower. Designed by government architect James Smither, it was built on Jaffna esplanade; Governor James Longden donated the clock, whose bell is dated 1882. Damaged in the late 1980s civil war, it was restored with a Rs. 1 million British donation and reopened by High Commissioner Linda Duffield on 19 June 2002.

The tower carries the Tamil name Yāḻppāṇam Maṇikkūṭṭuk Kōpuram and was funded by the Jaffna Prince of Wales Reception Committee, which raised over Rs. 10,000 and spent part of it on a silver casket and jewels for the prince in Colombo on 1 December 1875. The remaining Rs. 6,000, plus Rs. 4,000 in local contributions, paid for the tower.

The tower is located near the city center and is easily visible and accessible from multiple streets. The four clock faces are viewable from different angles, making it helpful for orientation when moving through the city.

The clock bell inside the tower is dated 1882, and the clock itself was a gift from Governor James Longden. The tower was designed by government architect James Smither, and the land it stands on was the Jaffna esplanade.