Thenmarachchi is one of the three historic regions of the
Jaffna peninsula in northern
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. The other two regions are
Vadamarachchi
Vadamarachchi ( ta, வடமராட்சி Vaṭamarāṭci, si, වඩමාරච්චි) is one of the three historic regions of the Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. The other two regions are Thenmarachchi and Valikamam. Alterna ...
and
Valikamam. Thenmarachchi is sometimes spelt Thenmarachi, Thenmaraachi or Thenmaraadchi. This area, like the entire Jaffna peninsula, is populated mostly by
Tamil people and was for many years under the de facto control of the "
Tamil Tigers".
Etymology
Thenmarachchi translates to ''"possession of southerners"'' or "''rule of the southerners''" in
English. It is derived from the
Tamil words ''thenmar'' (southerners) and ''achchi'' (possession or rule).
Cities and villages in Thenmarachchi
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Varani
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Navatkadu
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Idaikurichchi
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Thavalai, Iyattralai
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Kodikamam
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Kaithady
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Navatkuli
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Thachchanthoppu
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Sarasalai
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Mattuvil
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Chavakachcheri
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Maravanpulavu
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Arukkuveli
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Nunavil
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Meesalai
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Kachchai
Kachchai ( ta, கச்சாய்) is place located in Thenmarachchi region, east of Chavakachcheri
Chavakachcheri ( ta, சாவகச்சேரி Cāvakaccēri, si, ජාවකච්චේරි Jāvakachchēri) is a large town in ...
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Mirusuvil
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Ottuveli
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Vidaththalpalai
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Keratheevu
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Kerudavil
Kerudavil is a small town in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic ...
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Anthananthidal
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Allarai
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Paalavi
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Ketpeli
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Thanankilapu
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Usan
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Manthuvil
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Kilali
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Eluthumattuval
See also
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Kachchai
Kachchai ( ta, கச்சாய்) is place located in Thenmarachchi region, east of Chavakachcheri
Chavakachcheri ( ta, சாவகச்சேரி Cāvakaccēri, si, ජාවකච්චේරි Jāvakachchēri) is a large town in ...
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Vadamarachchi
Vadamarachchi ( ta, வடமராட்சி Vaṭamarāṭci, si, වඩමාරච්චි) is one of the three historic regions of the Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. The other two regions are Thenmarachchi and Valikamam. Alterna ...
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Valikamam
References
Geography of Jaffna District
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