Kumarapuram (Sri Lanka)

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Kumarapuram (Tamil: குமாரபுரம்) is a small village in Trincomalee district in Sri Lanka. The village was founded in 1981 by Kumarathurai^[1], after whom it is named. It was the scene of the Kumarapuram massacre in 1996.

[edit] Photos

• Pictures of Kumarapuram village

[edit] References

• ^  Trincomalee District in February 1996: Focusing on the Killiveddy Massacre, UTHR(J) Information Bulletin No.10, Date of Release: 2nd March 1996

Coordinates: 9°13′N 80°48′E / 9.217, 80.8