Kilinochchi
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Killinochchi (Sinhala: කිලිනොච්චිය Tamil:கிளிநொச்சி) is a small city in the Kilinochchi district on northern province of Sri Lanka. Killinochchi is situated at the A9 road some 100 km south-east of Jaffna. Presently this city is the administration center of the LTTE.
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[edit] History
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Present day Killinochhi was known as "Giranikke"[citation needed] in ancient Lanka. First century CE stone pillars, and ruins of the Buddhist "Lumbini" vihara are found here. The site is listed in the reports of the archeological commissioner[1]. The Kilinochchi is 100 Km south of the once flourishing Nallur city off the coast of the Jaffna Lagoon.
[edit] Demography
Most people living in Kilinochchi are Sri Lankan Tamils.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Transport
Kilnochchi has a defunct station on the Sri Lanka Government Railway system.
[edit] References
- ^ Somasiri, Annual reports, 1983, and Epigraphica Z.
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