The Minneriya Garrison is a common name used for collection of

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s of the

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located in and around the

Minneriya Minneriya ( Sinhala: මින්නේරිය) is a small town in Sri Lanka that is famous for two things — the great Minneriya lake built by King Mahasen and Minneriya National Park which is a hot spot for safari lovers because of its abundan ...

in the North Central Province. It is home to the several training centers of the army, including the Infantry Training Centre and the School of Artillery of the

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is situated in close proximity. The garrison was established in the 1980s and expanded with the rapid growth of the army in the 1980s and 1990s with escalation of the Sri Lankan Civil War. Apart from serving as training grounds for infantry and artillery, the garrison served as command headquarters and forward staging area for military operations.Bitter battles, heavy toll, Tiger strongholds under siege
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Training centers

* Infantry Training Centre *School of Artillery *Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police School

References

Sri Lanka Army Training
Sri Lankan Army bases Buildings and structures in North Central Province, Sri Lanka {{SriLanka-stub