Thampanaikkulam

Thampanaikkulam
Town
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Coordinates: 8°47′56″N 80°6′27″E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern Province
District	Mannar District
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Thampanaikkulam (Tamil: தம்பனைக்குளம், Sinhala: තම්පනායික්කුලම්), is a small town in Sri Lanka.[1][2] It is located within the Mannar District, Northern Province.

It is situated on the Medawachchiya-Talaimannar (A14) Road, approximately 27 km (17 mi) south-east of Mannar.

The town was used as a relocation camp for Tamil refugees displaced during Sri Lankan Civil War.

See also

• List of towns in Northern Province, Sri Lanka

External links

• Department of Census and Statistics – Sri Lanka

References

1. United States Board on Geographic Names (1960). Ceylon, Official Standard Names Approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 312.
2. Superintendent of Census (1923). Report on the Census of Ceylon: 1921. Vol. 2. Colombo: Government Printer. pp. 212–213.