Kudumbimalai known in sinhala as Kudumbimala ( ta, குடும்பிமலை; si, කුඩුම්බිමල, ''Kudumbimalai Hill'') is a region in the west of
Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka. It consists of a rock formation and a thick jungle. The area is very close to
Polonnaruwa District border.
Kudumbimalai in
Tamil translates to Hair-knot-rock. British colonists from the past named the rock Baron's Cap.
Kudumbimalai was under the control of the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and was strategically important to the organization. In 2007,
the Sri Lankan army captured the town from the
LTTE
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; ta, தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், translit=Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, si, දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, t ...
in the
Battle of Thoppigala, and permanently evicted the LTTE from the
Eastern Province.
References
Towns in Batticaloa District
Koralaipattu South DS Division
{{EasternLK-geo-stub