Palaly Military Base
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Palaly Military Base is a military base
located in Palaly, Northern Province
of Sri Lanka
. The base houses the Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna
and is in close proximity to the naval base; SLNS Uttara at Kankasanturai and air base; SLAF Palaly. The Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps
maintains a base hospital in Palali.
Military base
A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. In general, a military base provides accommodations for one or more units, but it may also be used as a...
located in Palaly, Northern Province
Northern Province, Sri Lanka
The Northern Province is one of the 9 provinces of Sri Lanka. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. Between 1988 and 2006 the province was...
of 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...
. The base houses the Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna
Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna
Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna is a regional command of the Sri Lanka Army, that is responsible for the operational deployment and command all army units stationed in and around the Jaffna Peninsula in the Northern Province, this includes several divisions and the independent brigades...
and is in close proximity to the naval base; SLNS Uttara at Kankasanturai and air base; SLAF Palaly. The Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps
Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps
The Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the Sri Lanka Army which provides medical services to all army personnel and their families in war and in peace. It is made up of 4 regular units and one volunteer unit. Headquartered in Colombo, formally at army headquarters...
maintains a base hospital in Palali.