Kankuveli is an ancient Tamil village near

Trincomalee Trincomalee (; ta, திருகோணமலை, translit=Tirukōṇamalai; si, ත්‍රිකුණාමළය, translit= Trikuṇāmaḷaya), also known as Gokanna and Gokarna, is the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee Dis ...

city. It is located close to

Thoppur Thoppur(தொப்பூர்) or Thoppur Ghat(தொப்பூர் கணவாய்) is a hill town in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu, India.It lies between the city of Salem and the city of Dharmapuri on National Highway 44, at ...

. It was part of the Jaffna kingdom's

Vannimai The Vanni chieftaincies or Vanni principalities was a region between Anuradhapura and Jaffna, but also extending to along the eastern coast to Panama and Yala, during the Transitional and Kandyan periods of Sri Lanka. The heavily forested lan ...

districts throughout the medieval period, and was part of the Malabar Coylot Wanees Country by the 18th century. Kankuveli is home to a large water reservoir, the ''Kankuveli Kulam''. The 13th century CE

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nativ ...

stone inscription in Kankuveli village records the assignment by Vanniar chiefs Malaiyil Vanniyanar and Eluril Atappar of income and other contributions from the rice fields and meadows of the

districts of the ascending Jaffna kingdom to the Koneswaram shrine. Kankuveli is also home to ruins of the ancient

Siddhar The Siddhar (Tamil: சித்தர் ''cittar'', from Sanskrit: '' siddha'') in Tamil tradition is a perfected individual, who has attained spiritual powers called ''siddhi''. Historically, Siddhar also refers to the people who were earl ...

Tamil medical university established by Agastya, the “Agathiyar Thapanam” which alongside Koneswaram and other Hindu temples of Trincomalee District, helped spread Tamil Tamraparniyan culture during the pre-classical era.

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{{coord, 8, 22, N, 81, 15, E, display=title, region:LK_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Villages in Trincomalee District

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