Kilinochchi
Killinochchi
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| • IAST | Kilinocci |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Northern Province |
| District | Kilinochchi District |
Killinochchi (Tamil: கிளிநொச்சி, Sinhala: කිලිනොච්චිය, scientific transliteration Kilinocci) is a small city in the Kilinochchi District, part of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. Killinochchi is situated at the A9 road some 100 km (62 mi) south-east of Jaffna. It was the administrative center of the LTTE (Tamil Tigers) until 2 January 2009, when troops of the Sri Lankan Army recaptured the town.
History
Archeological
Template:Totally-disputed First century AD stone pillars, and ruins of the Buddhist "Lumbini" vihara are found here. The site is listed in the reports of the archeological commissioner[1]. Kilinochchi is 100 km (62 mi) south of the once flourishing Nallur city off the coast of the Jaffna Lagoon.
Sri Lankan Civil War
The LTTE first took hold of the town in 1990 when the Army withdrew its garrisons from Kilinochchi. Then the area was liberated by the Army during operations Sathjaya I, II, and III in September 1996. The town again fell into the LTTE's hand in September 1998 who held their administrative hub there until evacuating during the Battle of Kilinochchi on 2 January 2009.
Demography
Most people living in Kilinochchi are Sri Lankan Tamils.
Economy
Kilinochchi is one of the major agrarian cultivation destinations in the island from the pre-historic times. Iranamadu (Ranamaduva) Tank, Kanakampikai Kulam (Pond), and Kilinochchi Kulam are the major irrigation source for paddy and various other cultivations.
Transport
Kilnochchi has a defunct station on the Sri Lanka Government Railway system.
References
- ^ Somasiri, Annual reports, 1983, and Epigraphica Z.
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