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Thoppigala
Kudumbimalai known in sinhala as Kudumbimala ( ta, குடும்பிமலை; si, කුඩුම්බිමල, ''Kudumbimalai Hill'') is a region in the west of Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka. It consists of a rock formation and a thick jungle. The area is very close to Polonnaruwa District border. Kudumbimalai in Tamil language, Tamil translates to Hair-knot-rock. British colonists from the past named the rock Baron's Cap. Kudumbimalai was under the control of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and was strategically important to the organization. In 2007, Sri Lanka Army, the Sri Lankan army captured the town from the LTTE in the Battle of Thoppigala, and permanently evicted the LTTE from the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Eastern Province. References Towns in Batticaloa District Koralaipattu South DS Division {{EasternLK-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Thoppigala
The Battle of Thoppigala was a battle between the Sri Lanka Army and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fought during a period of the first half of 2007 over control of the LTTE-dominated peak of Thoppigala (also known as ''Baron's Cap''), located 40 km northwest of Batticaloa, in eastern Sri Lanka. Background Thoppigala, also known as Baron's Cap and Kudumbimalai, is a large rock standing at above sea level. The rock is surrounded by thick jungle and rocky terrain, and has a number of natural caves. When the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) was active in the country during the period of 1987–1990, they had carried out operations in the Thoppigala area to find LTTE cadres hiding there. However, General A.S. Kalkat, the then commander of the IPKF, later said that they had made no attempt to capture the area since it had been of no military significance to them. During 1993, the Sri Lankan military conducted operations in the East to evict the LTTE from the reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
