Iranamadu

Iranamadu (Tamil: இரணைமடு - translation Double-bund, Sinhala: ඉරණමඩුව Iranamaduwa) is a military city in Kilinochchi District, Sri Lanka. It consist a lake that provides water to the paddy fields in the region. Sri Lankan Army claimed in early 2009 that they captured an Air Tiger Airstrip in the area.[1]

Iranamadu

இரணமடு
ඉරණමඩුව
Iranamadu
Coordinates: 9°20′0″N 80°24′0″E
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
DistrictKilinochchi
DS DivisionKarachchi

Transport

Air

The airstrip which was once belonged to the LTTE is being expanded by the Sri Lankan Airforce to make it an important airforce base in the north. It will be called SLAF Iranamadu.

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References

See also

Satellite image of LTTE airstrip


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