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First Battle of Elephant Pass (621 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

importance as it linked the northern mainland known as Wanni with the Jaffna Peninsula. The battle was fought between troops of the Sri Lankan army and the

Northern Theatre of Eelam War IV (1,904 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

launched massive attacks on the Sri Lanka Army defence lines in the Jaffna peninsula on August 11. The LTTE used a force of 400 to 500 fighters in the attacks

Casuarina Beach (121 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

few other variants. This is considered to be the best beach in the Jaffna Peninsula with white sand. The beach gets its name because of the Casuarina trees

Kopay (1,406 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the Jaffna peninsula in the early 1990s. This cemetery was destroyed by the Sri Lankan armed forces in 1996 after they captured the Jaffna peninsula from

Mallakam Sri Baskaran Cricket Ground (433 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the motive of developing interest in cricket among the youth in the Jaffna peninsula. The first phase of the ground development which was unveiled includes

Thesavalamai (497 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

is the traditional law of the Sri Lankan Tamil inhabitants of the Jaffna peninsula, codified by the Dutch during their colonial rule in 1707. The Thesawalamai

Chemmani mass graves investigation (665 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

and murder. He claimed hundreds of people who disappeared from the Jaffna peninsula after it was retaken by Government troops from the LTTE in 1995 and

Peter Percival (987 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

in starting and upgrading a number of Christian schools within the Jaffna peninsula. After returning to England, he converted to Anglicanism. Subsequent

Chellapaswami (162 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

claimed Nandinatha Sampradaya's Kailasa Parampara. He lived in the Jaffna peninsula near Nallur Kandaswamy temple. His guru was Kadaitswami. He followed

Uduvil (2,866 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

harmony for generations. Compared to other populated villages of the Jaffna peninsula, there are only a few big Saiva Kōvils and Churches. There are only

Sea Tigers (4,598 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Lankan Navy base at Kankesanturai - KKS, at the northern point of the Jaffna peninsula. They were also involved in the sinking of a SLN supply ship in Trincomalee

Nagarcoil Forward Defence Line (181 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

victory in that area. The FDL comprised a very narrow isthmus connecting Jaffna peninsula to rest of Sri Lanka. It is only a few hundred meters wide and on the

Battle for the A-9 highway (361 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

The A-9 highway connected the Sri Lankan capital with the northern Jaffna peninsula. More importantly, the Elephant Pass military base, was the only land

Tellippalai (1,186 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Missionaries of New England to settle in Colombo. They were sent to the arid Jaffna peninsula, permitted to occupy only Dutch buildings, and refused permission to

Eliyathamby Ratnasabapathy (302 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

political leader. He was born in a small town called Inuvil in the Jaffna peninsula in the minority Sri Lankan Tamil dominated north of Sri Lanka. He migrated

Battle of Mandaitivu (641 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the control of the Government of Sri Lanka, even though much of the Jaffna peninsula was under the LTTE. The presence of the LTTE few miles away in the

Vasabha of Anuradhapura (552 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the reign of King Vasabha such as the Vallipuram Gold Plate in the Jaffna peninsula in the north which mentions about a minister named Isigiraya was appointed

Geography of Sri Lanka (3,402 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

consists of scenic sandy beaches indented by coastal lagoons. In the Jaffna Peninsula, limestone beds are exposed to the waves as low-lying cliffs in a few

Battle of Weli Oya (1995) (545 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

Operation Riviresa which the Sri Lanka Army re-captured the whole of the Jaffna peninsula Following his retirement, Major General Janaka Perera entered politics

Hottentotta tamulus (1,529 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

species is also present in Sri Lanka. Few deaths were recorded from Jaffna peninsula in recent times. After observing medical reports and patients, a research

Ruins of the Jaffna Kingdom (575 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

2007 – via Lakdiva. Katiresu, S. (2004) [1905]. A Hand Book to the Jaffna Peninsula and a Souvenir of the Opening of the Railway to the North. New Delhi;

Northern Power Station (Sri Lanka) (146 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

in Sri Lanka Sirimane, Shirajiv (7 June 2009). "Lights for entire Jaffna Peninsula: 36MW power plant set up in Chunnakam". Sunday Observer. Retrieved

Union College, Tellippalai (980 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

missionary of American Ceylon Mission from New England, USA, arrived in Jaffna peninsula on 7 September 1813 and occupied the Dutch Hall in the Town of Tellippalai

Uthayan (2,913 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Sri Lankan military launched a military offensive to recapture the Jaffna peninsula from the LTTE, virtually the entire population of the Valikamam region

Kotte conquest of the Jaffna Kingdom (542 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

had an outpost on the mainland that served as access command to the Jaffna peninsula. Vanniyar leaders and Indian Muslims also helped Jaffna. However, all

MV Uhana (430 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and might have been delivering supplies to the SLA garrisons on the Jaffna Peninsula. "Country reports on human rights practices: report submitted to the

List of attacks attributed to the LTTE, 1990s (2,982 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Pass: The army's Elephant Pass base, which controls access to the Jaffna peninsula, is surrounded by 5,000 LTTE cadres. More than two thousand died on

Kulanthai Shanmugalingam (1,190 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

form of awards or public recognition. He became an household name in Jaffna peninsula especially for his attitude and for his mutual respect for the sake

Savakanmaindan (475 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

known as Javar or Javanese. There are number of place names in the Jaffna peninsula which pertains to its South East Asian connections. Chavakacheri means

List of echinoderms of Sri Lanka (2,211 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

diversity of sea cucumber population in the Point Pedro coastal area of Jaffna peninsula. In 2008, Dissanayaka and Athukorala recorded 24 sea cucumber species

Balraj (1,005 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Elephant Pass in which Balraj landed by sea (rather than by land) on the Jaffna peninsula . The LTTE (unlike many separatist organisations) was considered the

Overall Operational Commander (267 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

geographical area. With the escalation of the Tamil militancy in the Jaffna Peninsula, President J. R. Jayawardene dispatched Brigadier Tissa Weeratunga

Jaffna Clock Tower (419 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

ISBN 81-206-1670-7. Katiresu, Subramanier (2004). A Handbook to the Jaffna Peninsula and a Souvenir of the Opening of the Railway to the North. New Delhi:

Chandrabhanu (895 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

known as Javar or Javanese. There are number of place names in the Jaffna peninsula which pertains to its South East Asian connections. Chavakacheri means

Duraiappa stadium mass grave (924 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

The attempt was hailed as a sign that normalcy had returned to the Jaffna peninsula, the battle-scarred heartland of the Tamils by the then government

Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu (1,178 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Madhu. About the same time another 700 Catholics migrated from the Jaffna peninsula into Wanni forests. When these two communities met in Madhu, they installed

Nallur, Jaffna (1,513 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

was seen as a comparatively safe haven for people living across the Jaffna peninsula. The strict no fire zone imposed by the Sri Lankan Air Force over Nallur

Lychas srilankensis (261 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

on Lychas srilankensis (Lourenco, 1997) (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in Jaffna Peninsula, Northern part of Sri Lanka". Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies

Yazh (1,435 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Press. Katiresu, Subramanier (1 January 2004). A Hand Book to the Jaffna Peninsula and a Souvenir of the Opening of the Railway to the North. Asian Educational

Nallur Kandaswamy temple (1,212 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

people that this Gopuram will attract more wealth to the people of the Jaffna peninsula. The temple hosts the annual festival which begins with the hoisting

Malay invasions of Sri Lanka (917 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

known as Javar or Javanese. There are number of place names in the Jaffna peninsula which pertains to its South East Asian connections. Chavakacheri means

Livestock in Sri Lanka (1,076 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

milk and meat Akyub extinct breed recorded in literature found in Jaffna Peninsula believed to be brought from Burma (Myanmar) Jaffna Local Bikenary Bannur

Battle of Pooneryn (2,085 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

in 1991 to counter LTTE movements across the Kilali lagoon from the Jaffna peninsula which was under its control. The Sri Lanka Navy deployed a detachment

Operation Thrividha Balaya (940 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

phase of the offensive. While a causeway linked Mandaitivu with the Jaffna peninsula as the causeway could be heavily mined, fiberglass dinghies were to

Nagerkovil school bombing (595 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

1996 HRW annual country report described "a major offensive on the Jaffna peninsula" by the Sri Lankan government which began on September 22, and which

Tim Moore (Australian politician) (1,090 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

International Commission of Jurists and was the last western observer on the Jaffna Peninsula prior to the outbreak of the civil war involving the Tamil Tigers.

Katchatheevu (1,444 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Kachchatheevu location in Jaffna Peninsula, extreme bottom left or southwest of the map

Sarathambal (1,016 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

priest was forcibly dragged out from her home, in Pungututheevu, near Jaffna Peninsula, allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy sailors. According to the Amnesty International

Karunakara Tondaiman (999 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

and went on to plunder Lanka. The Karunakara Pillaiyar temple in the Jaffna peninsula was built after him. The village, Thondaimanaru, in Ceylon was also

Karuna Amman (2,012 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

for the increasing involuntary disappearances of civilians in the Jaffna peninsula by several human rights groups. They have also been accused of taking

Mylvaganam Nimalrajan (795 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

on 19 October 2000. As a journalist based in the war torn northern Jaffna peninsula during the late 1980s and early 1990s, he reported for various news

H. R. Amaraweera (538 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

was named Senior Naval Officer Commanding Northern Naval Area when Jaffna peninsula came under heavy LTTE resistance and in the verge of complete withdrawal

Wildlife of Sri Lanka (2,863 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Diversity and Species Composition of Crabs in Navanthurai Coastal Area in Jaffna Peninsula of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University

Operation Poomalai (1,690 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

16:47, but was unable to establish contact. The mission approached Jaffna peninsula at about 16:50 and sighted Jaffna Town itself at 17:00. The aircraft

Sri Lanka Army Commando Regiment (1,719 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

A successful small group raid was done in 1990 In Mallakam in the Jaffna peninsula. By Delta Patrol of 1st Commando Regiment. Another successful raid

Alfred Duraiappah (1,319 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

sent on orders from Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike. The entire Jaffna peninsula was cordoned off by the police and all vehicles searched. The inquest

Mahesh Senanayake (979 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the Civil War in the Jaffna peninsula. Major General Senanayake was appointed the Army Chief of Staff on

Black Tigers (2,728 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

laden with explosives into a Sri Lanka Army (SLA) camp in Nelliady, Jaffna peninsula, on 5 July 1987 during the Battle of Nelliady, killing himself and

All Ceylon United Motor Workers' Union (787 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the capitalists in Sri Lanka had made important concessions. In the Jaffna peninsula, the organisations of the bus workers came over to the Motor Workers

Purple-faced langur (2,412 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

given validity. This subspecies is known from some skins found from Jaffna peninsula and north of the Vavuniya. Uniquely, this subspecies has yellowish

Kamal Gunaratne (1,072 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Wimalaratne and Major Gotabaya Rajapaksa. 1GR was deployed to the Jaffna peninsula between 1983 and 1984 and again 1985 with the escalation of the Sri

Air Tigers (3,736 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

air raid on a nearby Sri Lankan military's main base complex in the Jaffna peninsula. Tamil Tiger spokesman claimed that their bombers had hit an Engineering

St. John's College, Jaffna (1,204 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Daily News (Sri Lanka). 16 November 2006. "War scars slowly heal in Jaffna peninsula". The Island (Sri Lanka)/Reuters. 15 March 2004. Martyn 1923, p. 166

Burning of Jaffna Public Library (2,914 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Lanka and newspapers that were published hundreds of years ago in the Jaffna peninsula. It thus became a place of historic and symbolic importance to all

Special Boat Squadron (Sri Lanka) (980 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

January 1993 at SLNS Elara in Karainagar, the major naval base in Jaffna Peninsula in early nineties. The first batch of aspiring two officers and 76

2008–2009 Sri Lankan Army Northern offensive (6,235 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

mopping-up operations. On January 9, 2009, the LTTE's defence line in the Jaffna peninsula collapsed and SLA units from the north captured the strategic Elephant

Mihintale (2,133 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

in the coins collected in the Northern mainland of Sri Lanka, the Jaffna peninsula and Akurugoda of Rununa, we find the following symbols marked on them:

Indo-Sri Lanka Accord (2,247 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

movement, Operation Liberation was launched against LTTE strongholds in Jaffna Peninsula, involving nearly four thousand troops, supported by helicopter gunships

Sri Lankan state-sponsored colonization schemes (2,418 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

TamilNet reported that Tamils were being ethnically cleansed in the Jaffna peninsula and Mullativu districts, and that this was being supplemented with

Chola military (2,398 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

and went on to plunder Lanka The Karunakara Pillaiyar temple in the Jaffna peninsula was built after him. The village, Thondaimanaru, in Ceylon, was also

Indian Peace Keeping Force (5,203 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Operation (Operation Liberation) was launched against LTTE strongholds in Jaffna Peninsula. The operation involved nearly 10,000 troops, supported by helicopter

Sri Lankan place name etymology (3,115 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Northern and Eastern provinces. Sigiri graffiti verses referring to the Jaffna peninsula and written c. 8th century, contain references to Vaeligama, [page needed]

Nathan Ward (missionary) (1,070 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

fortune on their journey. On October 28, 1833, the group arrived at the Jaffna Peninsula. Ward was only the second capable and qualified physician to be sent

List of commanders of the LTTE (1,011 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

explosives into a Sri Lanka Army camp in Nelliady MMV, Karaveddy in Jaffna peninsula, killing himself and 128 Sri Lankan soldiers. Captain Pandithar † S

Koneswaram Temple (12,118 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the 6th century, a special coastal route by boat travelled from the Jaffna peninsula southwards to the Koneswaram temple, and further south to Batticaloa

Army Aviation Corps (India) (4,036 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

Nos. 10, 26 and 31 R&O Flights supported 54 Infantry Division in the Jaffna peninsula. 664 R&O Squadron eventually moved to Trincomallee in December 1987

Sharika Thiranagama (875 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Tamils), she was raised speaking Tamil in Jaffna. Then, the northern Jaffna Peninsula was at the height of the Sri Lankan Civil War. Recounting her childhood

Sri Lanka Navy (6,025 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Tigers, the navy had to undertake convoy duty to escort shipping to the Jaffna peninsula to which all land routes were controlled by the LTTE. In order keep

1958 anti-Tamil pogrom (5,727 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

leaders were placed under house arrests. Over 2,000 Sinhalese fled the Jaffna Peninsula and over 10,000 Tamils were evacuated in Colombo alone. The government

Tamils (12,736 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Tamil-dominant Aryacakaravarthi dynasty established the Jaffna Kingdom on the Jaffna peninsula and in parts of northern Sri Lanka. The Aryacakaravarthi expansion

List of military operations (7,918 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

— operation launched by the Sri Lankan Armed Forces to capture the Jaffna peninsula. Operation Jayasikurui (1997–1999) — 2008–2009 Sri Lankan Army Northern

India–Sri Lanka relations (4,959 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

month-long campaign dubbed Operation Pawan to wrest control of the Jaffna peninsula from the LTTE. When the IPKF engaged the LTTE, the then president of

List of Sri Lankan monarchs (2,569 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Koralage, S.B.; Asanga, K. (2016). The archaeological heritage of Jaffna peninsula. Colombo: Department of Archaeology (Sri Lanka). pp. 183, 186. ISBN 978-955-9159-99-5

Para (Special Forces) (10,181 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

the efforts of the Para (SF) that later led to the capture of the Jaffna peninsula, forcing the LTTE militants to take refuge in the forests. Six soldiers

Gotabaya Rajapaksa (10,071 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

college. Following retraining, the 1st Battalion was deployed to the Jaffna peninsula between 1983 and 1984 and again 1985 with the escalation of the Sri

History of Sri Lanka (1948–present) (8,706 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

the Indian Air Force retaliated with an airdrop of supplies onto the Jaffna peninsula. While the UNP organised street protests against India, Jayawardene

Climate change in Sri Lanka (4,914 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Lalit (2020-09-01). "Potential Impacts of Sea-Level Rise upon the Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka: How Climate Change Can Adversely Affect the Coastal Zone"

State-sponsored terrorism (19,544 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Liberation Front (EPRLF). On 4 June 1987, when the Tamil Tiger-held Jaffna Peninsula was under siege by the Sri Lankan army, India provided airdrop of relief

List of Tamil people (9,460 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

described as the king of Karaiyars, and wield the real power in the Jaffna Peninsula. Puviraja Pandaram Kasi Nayinar Pararacacekaran Ethirimana Cinkam S

List of attacks on civilians attributed to Sri Lankan government forces (8,535 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

school bombing April 1987 Martin Road, Jaffna 15 Air Force Bombing of Jaffna peninsula 22-26 April 1987 Jaffna scores hundreds injured and hundreds of houses