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9°17′N
80°48′E
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9.283°N 80.800°E
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9.283; 80.800
Town in Sri Lanka
Mullaitivu
(
Tamil
:
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,
romanized:
Mullaitt?vu
;
Sinhala
:
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,
romanized:
Mulativ
) is the main town of
Mullaitivu District
, situated on the north-eastern coast of
Northern Province, Sri Lanka
. A largely fishing settlement, the town in the early twentieth century grew as an anchoring harbour of the small sailing vessels transporting goods between
Colombo
and
Jaffna
. The town has a
District Secretary
's office, many other government institutions and schools located in and around the area.
History
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During the
Kandyan Wars
, the British
government house
in Mullaitivu was attacked by forces of
Pandara Vanniyan
and
Dissava
of Nuwara Kalawiya and lay siege to the fort. Captain Drieberg with his force of Malays escaped from the fort in boats and reached Jaffna.
During the
Sri Lankan Civil War
, Mullaitivu became an isolated base for the Sri Lankan armed forces. In a pitched battle the
LTTE
succeeded in
over running the base
in 1996. Following this the Sri Lankan armed forces withdrew from Mullaitivu which allowed the LTTE to gain control of the area. It was damaged by the
2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
with a large loss of life. The
Sri Lankan Army
took control of the town on January 25, 2009, in the
Battle of Mullaitivu
in its offensive against the LTTE.
Security Forces Headquarters ? Mullaitivu
was established on June 5, 2009 in the town.
Gallery
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Welfare office, 2004
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Mullaitivu Kallapadu GTM School
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LTTE sea tigers loading a ship at Mullaitivu, 2002
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Norwegian monitoring mission during the ceasefire, 2006
References
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External links
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Media related to
Mullaitivu
at Wikimedia Commons