Kallarawa | |
Native Name: | කල්ලරාව |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Kallarawa within the map of Sri Lanka |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sri Lanka |
Coordinates: | 8.9014°N 81.0217°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Eastern |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Trincomalee |
Subdivision Type3: | Divisional Secretariate |
Subdivision Name3: | Trincomalee |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | SLST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Kallarawa is a coastal village 35miles off Trincomalee in Eastern Sri Lanka. It happens to be on one of the strongest Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, also known as the Tamil Tigers) supply routes between the Eastern Province and north eastern areas, including Mullaitivu. Kallarawa was the site of the Kallarawa massacre on May 25, 1995, during the Eelam War III,[1] and of the Battle of Kallarawa on March, 25 2008.[2]