Paranthan

Paranthan is a town in Kilinochchi District, Sri Lanka. It is located about 5 km from district capital Kilinochchi.

Paranthan


பரந்தன்

පරන්තන්
Paranthan
Coordinates: 9°26′0″N 80°24′0″E
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
DistrictKilinochchi
DS DivisionKandawalai

History

Creation (1936)

The city of Paranthan was established in 1936 as part of a colonization project that sought to ease overpopulation and unemployment in Jaffna.[1]

Civil war

The town was recaptured from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam by the 58 Division of the Sri Lankan Army on January 1st, 2009.

References

  1. Manogaran, Chelvadurai (1987). Ethnic conflicts and reconciliation in Sri Lanka. University of Hawaii Press. p. 90. ISBN 0-8248-1116-X.

See also

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