Omanthai is a little town in North
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 ...
n district 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 ...
. The last Sri Lankan army check point which divided the Government and
LTTE
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; ta, தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், translit=Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, si, දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, t ...
controlled areas used to be in Omanthai for many years.
Education
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Omanthai Central College
Transport
Omanthai railway station
Omanthai railway station ( ta, ஓமந்தை தொடருந்து நிலையம் ''Ōmantai toṭaruntu nilaiyam'', si, ඕමන්ත දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is a railway station in the town of Omanthai in no ...
is served by the
Northern Line
The Northern line is a London Underground line that runs from North London to South London. It is printed in black on the Tube map. The Northern line is unique on the Underground network in having two different routes through central London, two ...
of the
Sri Lanka Railways. The town is temporarily the terminus of the line, while the track is being rebuilt to
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 most ...
and
Kankesanturai.
The railway station was one of the later stations to re-open after being closed during the civil war.
See also
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Thandikulam–Omanthai offensive
The Thandikulam–Omanthai offensive was a battle for the control of the towns of Thandikulam and Omanthai in Sri Lanka in June 1997.
Battle
The battle began on June 10, 1997, when LTTE fighters attacked the garrison at Thandikulam. They des ...
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Operation Jayasikurui
Operation Jayasikurui (''Certain Victory'' in Sinhala), was a Sri Lankan military operation launched on 13 May 1997, it lasted until 1999, when it was called off. The operation was initially launched for 6 months but cancelled after 18 month ...
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Railway stations in Sri Lanka
List of railway stations in Sri Lanka, in alphabetical order, are as follows:
A
* Abanpola railway station, Abanpola, North Western Province
* Agbopura railway station, Agbopura, Eastern Province
* Ahangama railway station, Ahangama, ...
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Pandarikulam
References
Towns in Vavuniya District
Vavuniya DS Division
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