Myliddy is a small town in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. It is located within
Northern Province. It is described as a "typical Jaffna fishing village."
It is located at the mid-part of the
Jaffna Peninsula's Northern coast. The town has been under the high security zone since 1990 due to its close proximity to the
Jaffna Airport
Jaffna International Airport ( ta, யாழ்ப்பாணம் சர்வதேச விமான நிலையம், translit=Yāḻppāṇam Carvatēca Vimāṉa Nilaiyam; si, යාපනය ජාත්යන්තර ගුව ...
and the Palali military Base. The town was released to the original inhabitants on 3 May 2017, after 27 years.
Only less than half has been released up to date (end of 2019). The fishing town or village was famous for its
shark
Sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head. Modern sharks are classified within the clade Selachimo ...
fish or சுறா (sura) in
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 ...
before the
Sri Lankan Civil War.
See also
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List of towns in Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Northern Province is a province of Sri Lanka, containing the Jaffna District, Kilinochchi District, Mannar District, Mullaitivu District, and Vavuniya District. The following is a list of settlements in the province.
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References
External links
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Towns in Jaffna District
Valikamam North DS Division
Fishing communities
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