Iranamadu

Iranamadu இரணமடு ඉරණමඩුව
Village
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Coordinates: 9°20′0″N 80°24′0″E / 9.33333°N 80.40000°E / 9.33333; 80.40000
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern
District	Kilinochchi
DS Division	Karachchi

Iranamadu or Iranaimadu (Tamil: இரணைமடு, romanized: Iraṇaimaṭu, lit. 'Double-bund'; Sinhala: ඉරණමඩුව, romanized: Iraṇamaḍuva) is a military city in Kilinochchi District, Sri Lanka. It consist a lake that provides water to the paddy fields in the region. Sri Lankan Army claimed in early 2009 that they captured an Air Tiger Airstrip in the area.^[1]

Transport[]

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The airstrip which was once belonged to the LTTE is being expanded by the Sri Lankan Airforce to make it an important airforce base in the north. It will be called SLAF Iranamadu.

See also[]

• Kilinochchi

References[]

External links[]

Satellite image of LTTE airstrip

• http://wikimapia.org/11136954/Iranamadu-LTTE-Air-Strip

Coordinates: 9°20′N 80°24′E / 9.333°N 80.400°E / 9.333; 80.400

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