Saddam Hussein Village ( Sinhala:සදාම් හුසේන් නගරය

Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...

: சதாம் உசேன் நகர்) also known as ''Saddam Hussein Nagar'', is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

located in Eravur in the

Batticaloa Batticaloa (, ''Maṭṭakkaḷappu'', ; , ''Maḍakalapuwa'', ) is a major city in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, and its former capital. It is the administrative capital of the Batticaloa District. The city is the seat of the Eastern Univers ...

district of

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

Etymology

The village was named Saddam Hussein Village derived after the ousted Iraqi politician who served as the fifth President of

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

1979 to 2003

Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 until Saddam Hussein statue destruction, his overthrow in 2003 during the 2003 invasion of Ira ...

in recognition of the assistance and Iraq-Sri Lanka Friendship Association.

History

It was when the 1978 Sri Lanka cyclone which was considered the strongest Super Cyclonic Storm to strike

'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

for the affected people while Saddam Hussein Town was built at the entire cost of then Government of

. 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 ( ), also called a masjid ( ), is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Salah, Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard. Originally, mosques were si ...

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