Thenmarachchi is one of the three historic regions of the
Jaffna peninsula in northern
Sri Lanka. The other two regions are
Vadamarachchi and
Valikamam. Thenmarachchi is sometimes spelt Thenmarachi, Thenmaraachi or Thenmaraadchi. This area, like the entire Jaffna peninsula, is populated mostly by
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 ...
people and was for many years under the de facto control of the "
Tamil Tigers
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; ta, தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், translit=Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, si, දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, t ...
".
Etymology
Thenmarachchi translates to ''"possession of southerners"'' or "''rule of the southerners''" in
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
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. It is derived from the
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 ...
words ''thenmar'' (southerners) and ''achchi'' (possession or rule).
Cities and villages in Thenmarachchi
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Varani
Varani is a small town located in the region of Northern Province in Sri Lanka. It is around 196 miles (316 km) North of Colombo, the country's capital.
See also
* List of towns in Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Northern Province is a provinc ...
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Navatkadu
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Idaikurichchi
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Thavalai, Iyattralai
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Kodikamam
Kodikamam is a small town in the Jaffna peninsula of Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
The Northern Province ( ta, வட மாகாணம் ''Vaṭa Mākāṇam''; si, උතුරු පළාත ''Uturu Paḷāta'') is one ...
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Kaithady
Kaithady ( ta, கைதடி) is a suburb in the northern district 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 t ...
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Navatkuli
Navatkuli ( ta, நாவற்குழி, translit=Nāvaṟkuḻi) is a town in Jaffna District, Northern Sri Lanka. It is located about 6.5 km from Jaffna.
Navatkuli consists of three grama niladhari
''Grama Niladhari'' (''village o ...
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Thachchanthoppu
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Sarasalai
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Mattuvil
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Chavakachcheri
Chavakachcheri ( ta, சாவகச்சேரி Cāvakaccēri, si, ජාවකච්චේරි Jāvakachchēri) is a large town in the Jaffna peninsula of Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It may have Javanese origins, as ...
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Maravanpulavu
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Arukkuveli
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Nunavil
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Meesalai
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Kachchai
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Mirusuvil
Mirusuvil () is a town in the north Sri Lankan city of present it is in the High Security Zone which includes Muhamalai the check-point which collapsed after the tensions between Government security forces and the LTTE in late 2006 which ended ...
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Ottuveli
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Vidaththalpalai
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Keratheevu
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Kerudavil
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Anthananthidal
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Allarai
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Paalavi
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Ketpeli
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Thanankilapu
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Usan
280px, "Samguk Sagi" Book 04. Silla's Records. In 512, Usan-guk（于山國）was Ulleungdo（鬱陵島）
Usan-guk, or the State of Usan, occupied Ulleung-do and the adjacent islands during the Korean Three Kingdoms period. According to th ...
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Manthuvil
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Kilali
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Eluthumattuval
See also
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Kachchai
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Vadamarachchi
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Valikamam
References
Geography of Jaffna District
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