Thampanaikkulam Explained

Official Name:	Thampanaikkulam
Settlement Type:	Town
Pushpin Map:	Sri Lanka Northern Province#Sri Lanka#Asia
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Sri Lanka
Subdivision Name1:	Northern Province
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Mannar District
Unit Pref:	Metric
Timezone:	Sri Lanka Standard Time
Utc Offset:	+5:30
Coordinates:	8.7989°N 80.1075°W

Thampanaikkulam (Tamil: தம்பனைக்குளம், Sinhala; Sinhalese: තම්පනායික්කුලම්), is a small town in Sri Lanka.^{[1] [2]} It is located within the Mannar District, Northern Province.

It is situated on the Medawachchiya-Talaimannar (A14) Road, approximately south-east of Mannar.

The town was used as a relocation camp for Tamil refugees displaced during Sri Lankan Civil War.

See also

• List of towns in Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Notes and References

1. Book: Ceylon, Official Standard Names Approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names . 49. United States Board on Geographic Names. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1960. 312.
2. Book: Report on the Census of Ceylon: 1921. 2. Superintendent of Census. Government Printer. Colombo. 1923. 212–213.