Saddam Hussein Village (
Sinhala:සදාම් හුසේන් නගරය
Tamil
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* 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, nati ...
: சதாம் உசேன் நகர்) also known as ''Saddam Hussein Nagar'' is the name of a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
exclusively inhabited by local
Muslims
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in
Eravur
Eravur is a town in the Batticaloa District of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, it is located about north-west of Batticaloa. It is governed by the Eravur Urban Council
Eravur Urban Council (EUC) is the local authority for the town of Eravur in east ...
in the
Batticaloa
Batticaloa ( ta, மட்டக்களப்பு, ''Maṭṭakkaḷappu''; si, මඩකලපුව, ''Maḍakalapuwa'') is a major city in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, and its former capital. It is the administrative capital of the B ...
district of
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 ...
.
Etymology
The village was named Saddam Hussein Village derived after the ousted Iraqi politician who served as the fifth President of
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
1979 to 2003
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein ( ; ar, صدام حسين, Ṣaddām Ḥusayn; 28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. A leading member of the revolution ...
in recognition of the assistance and Iraq-Sri Lanka Friendship Association.
History
It was when the
1978 Sri Lanka cyclone
The 1978 Sri Lanka Cyclone (JTWC designation: ''04B'') was one of the most destructive tropical cyclones to strike Sri Lanka since modern records began. The cyclone formed on November 17, 1978, and attained peak intensity on November 23, 1978, rig ...
which was considered the strongest Super Cyclonic Storm to strike
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 ...
's
Eastern Province since modern records began. Then
Speaker of the Parliament Marhoom Alhaj
M. A. Bakeer Markar used his office to obtain assistance from the Government of
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
for the affected people while Saddam Hussein Town was built at the entire cost of then Government of
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
.
M. A. Bakeer Markar was also the founder President of the Iraq-Sri Lanka Friendship Association.
The construction of the entire village was fully funded by the Iraqi government which consists around 100 Houses, a School and a
mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
named Madina Mosque which was gifted by Saddam Hussein himself.
References
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External links
BBC News: Gloom in Saddam's Sri Lanka Village
Saddam Hussein
Villages in Batticaloa District