Iranamadu
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Iranamadu is a village 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.
Kilinochchi District
Kilinochchi district is one of the 25 administrative districts of Sri Lanka. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The headquarters is located in Kilinochchi town...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. It consist a lake that provides water to the paddy fields in the region. Sri Lankan Army
Sri Lankan Army
The Sri Lanka Army is the oldest and largest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and is responsible for land-based military and humanitarian operations. Established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, it was renamed when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972...
claimed in early 2009 that they captured an Air Tiger
Air Tigers
The Air Tigers was the air-wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam , who used it against the Government of Sri Lanka...
Airstrip in the area.
External links
Satellite image of LTTE airstrip- http://wikimapia.org/11136954/Iranamadu-LTTE-Air-Strip