Valikamam ( ta, வலிகாமம் valikāmam, si, වැලිගම) is one of the three historic regions of
Jaffna peninsula in northern
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 ...
. The other two regions are
Thenmarachchi
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, lik ...
and
Vadamarachchi
Vadamarachchi ( ta, வடமராட்சி Vaṭamarāṭci, si, වඩමාරච්චි) is one of the three historic regions of the Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. The other two regions are Thenmarachchi and Valikamam. Alterna ...
. Alternative spellings include Valikaamam or Valigamam.
Etymology
Valikamam translates to "the sandy village" in
English. 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, nati ...
words ''vali'' (sand) and ''kamam'' (village). It is also an equivalent to the ancient name of
Jaffna with the same meaning, ''Manaltidar'' or ''Manarridal.''
See also
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Piranpattu
Piranpattu ( ta, பிரான்பற்று) is a village in the northern Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. Pandateruppu is the town for the Piranpattu. It is a natural location. . It is one of the famous village in the Valikamam Zone.
Etym ...
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Thenmarachchi
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, lik ...
*
Vadamarachchi
Vadamarachchi ( ta, வடமராட்சி Vaṭamarāṭci, si, වඩමාරච්චි) is one of the three historic regions of the Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. The other two regions are Thenmarachchi and Valikamam. Alterna ...
References
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Geography of Jaffna District