Kilinochchi District
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Kilinochchi is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka. It is located in the Northern Province on the south of Jaffna district. The capital of the district is Kilinochchi, and the area is 1,279 km². It was created on 4th October 1983 under the 7th amendment of 1978 constitution. Kilinochchi district is under the control of LTTE and the peace secretariat of LTTE is located in the area. The population was is 91,764 in 1981 census – the census of 2001 was only partly carried out in the district. It is populated by Sri Lankan Tamils.
At present the entire district is under the control of LTTE. The Pooneryn peninsula in the Northwest of the district was the venue for a large number of conflicts during the civil war (See Battle of Pooneryn.) Two of the three most important Forward Defence Lines are situated in kilinochchi district. The Nagarcoil FDL separates Northeastern kilinochchi from Southestern Jaffna. Muhamalai FDL is situated near Elephant Pass, separating North Central Kilinochchi from South Central Jaffna. These two heavily fortified positions are the most important conflict locations in Northern Lanka. Present Positions Older position
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