Maankulam or Mankulam is located in northern Sri Lanka, about 3.5 hours drive south of City of
Jaffna
Jaffna (, ) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138 in 2012, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th mo ...
.
Transport
The major road A9 and a railway line connecting North and South of
Sri Lanka goes through Maankulam. Maankulam is also located few hours drive south of
Kilinochchi
Kilinochchi ( ta, கிளிநொச்சி, translit=Kiḷinocci; si, කිලිනොච්චි, translit=Girānika) is the main town of Kilinochchi District, Northern Province of Sri Lanka. Kilinochchi is situated at the A9 road so ...
and few hours drive north of
Vavuniya
Vavuniya (, romanized: ''Vavuṉiyā'', , romanized: ''Vavuniyāva''). Vavuniya City is the capital of Vavuniya District in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka and the largest city in the Northern Province. The municipality is administered by Va ...
. Highway A34 connects Maankulam to eastern coastal City of
Mullaitivu
Mullaitivu ( ta, முல்லைத்தீவு, translit=Mullaittīvu; si, මූලදූව, translit=Mūladūva) is the main town of Mullaitivu District, situated on the north-eastern coast of Northern Province, Sri Lanka. A largely ...
.
Mankulam railway station
Mankulam railway station ( ta, மாங்குளம் தொடருந்து நிலையம் ''Māṅkuḷam toṭaruntu nilaiyam'', si, මාන්කුලම් දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is a railway station in ...
re-opened in 2013.
In popular culture
Maankulam was one of the towns featured in the film ''
Kannathil Muthamittal'' (2001), directed by
Mani Ratnam
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and few Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. Ratnam has won six ...
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References
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Towns in Mullaitivu District
Oddusuddan DS Division