Iranamadu

This article is about the settlement. For the irrigation tank, see Iranamadu Tank.
Iranamadu
இரணமடு
ඉරණමඩුව
Village
Iranamadu
Coordinates: 9°20′0″N 80°24′0″E / 9.33333°N 80.40000°E / 9.33333; 80.40000
Country Sri Lanka
Province Northern
District Kilinochchi
DS Division Karachchi

Iranamadu (Tamil: இரணைமடு - translation Double-bund, Sinhalese: ඉරණමඩුව Iranamaduwa) is a military city in Kilinochchi District, Sri Lanka. It consist a lake that provides water to the paddy fields in the region. Sri Lankan Army claimed in early 2009 that they captured an Air Tiger Airstrip in the area.[1]

Transport

Air

The airstrip which was once belonged to the LTTE is being expanded by the Sri Lankan Airforce to make it an important airforce base in the north. It will be called SLAF Iranamadu.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1881087,00.html

See also

External links

Satellite image of LTTE airstrip

Coordinates: 9°20′N 80°24′E / 9.333°N 80.400°E / 9.333; 80.400


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