Mullaitivu

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Mullaitivu is a coastal town in northeastern Sri Lanka known for its strategic location and as a major site of conflict during the Sri Lankan Civil War.

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Label Occurrences
Mullaitivu canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement ⓘ
town ⓘ
administrativeDivision Mullaitivu Divisional Secretariat ⓘ
affectedBy 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ⓘ
coastType sandy coastline ⓘ
conflict Sri Lankan Civil War ⓘ
coordinatesApprox 9.2667°N 80.8167°E ⓘ
country Sri Lanka ⓘ
dateCapturedByLTTE 1996 ⓘ
dateCapturedBySriLankaArmy 1996 ⓘ
dateRecapturedBySriLankaArmy 2009 ⓘ
district Mullaitivu District ⓘ
economicActivity fishing ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
ethnicComposition predominantly Sri Lankan Tamil ⓘ
event Battle of Mullaitivu (1996) ⓘ
linked to: Eelam War III

Battle of Mullaitivu (2009) ⓘ
linked to: Eelam War IV
governingBody Mullaitivu Urban Council ⓘ
hasClimate tropical climate ⓘ
hasFacility fishing harbour ⓘ
government hospital ⓘ
schools ⓘ
hasRole district capital of Mullaitivu District ⓘ
knownFor major site of conflict during the Sri Lankan Civil War ⓘ
strategic coastal location ⓘ
locatedBy Bay of Bengal ⓘ
locatedIn Mullaitivu District ⓘ
Northern Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ
locatedOn northeastern coast of Sri Lanka ⓘ
militaryPresence Sri Lanka Army camps ⓘ
nearbyCity Kilinochchi ⓘ
Trincomalee ⓘ
partOf Vanni region ⓘ
postalCode 42000 ⓘ
primaryLanguageSpoken Tamil ⓘ
province Northern Province ⓘ
rebuildingAfter 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ⓘ
reconstruction post-war redevelopment projects ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
secondaryLanguageSpoken Sinhala ⓘ
timeZone Sri Lanka Standard Time ⓘ
transport connected by A34 highway ⓘ
utcOffset +5:30 ⓘ
wasControlledBy Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ⓘ
Sri Lanka Army ⓘ

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