Valikamam | |
Native Name: | Tamil: வலிகாமம் Sinhala; Sinhalese: වලිකාමම් |
Settlement Type: | Region |
Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 9.75°N 81°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Seat Type: | Largest city |
Seat: | Jaffna |
Parts Type: | Divisional Secretariats |
Parts Style: | coll |
P1: | Jaffna |
P2: | Nallur |
P3: | Valikamam East |
P4: | Valikamam North |
P5: | Valikamam South |
P6: | Valikamam South West |
P7: | Valikamam West |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 344.2 |
Population Total: | 358,991 |
Population As Of: | 2007 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | Sri Lanka |
Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
Valikamam (Tamil: வலிகாமம் valikāmam, Sinhala; Sinhalese: වැලිගම) is one of the three historic regions of Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. The other two regions are Thenmarachchi and Vadamarachchi. Alternative spellings include Valikaamam or Valigamam.
Valikamam translates to "the sandy village" in English. It is derived from the Tamil words vali (sand) and kamam (village). It is also an equivalent to the ancient name of Jaffna with the same meaning, Manaltidar or Manarridal. According to the 16th Century Jaffna Tamil literary work Santiago Kumara Ammanai, Valikamam referred as Valli Kiraamam (Village of Plant Tinospora cordifolia) [1]