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Kilinochchi
Sri Lankan District Located In Northern Province Near Jaffna / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kilinochchi (Tamil: கிளிநொச்சி, romanized: Kiḷinocci; Sinhala: කිලිනොච්චි, romanized: Girānika)[1] is the main town of Kilinochchi District, Northern Province of Sri Lanka. Kilinochchi is situated at the A9 road some 100 km (62 mi) south-east of Jaffna. It was the administrative center and de facto capital of the LTTE (Tamil Tigers)[2] until 2 January 2009, when troops of the Sri Lankan Army recaptured the city.
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Kilinochchi
கிளிநொச்சி කිලිනොච්චි | |
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Town | |
![]() Kilinochchi courthouse | |
Coordinates: 9°23′0″N 80°24′31″E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Northern |
District | Kilinochchi |
DS Division | Karachchi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
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