Iranamadu
{{About|the settlement|the irrigation tank|Iranamadu Tank}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Iranamadu
| native_name = {{lang|ta|இரணமடு}}
{{lang|si|ඉරණමඩුව}}
| settlement_type = Village
| pushpin_map = Sri Lanka Northern Province#Sri Lanka
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Sri Lanka
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Northern
| subdivision_type3 = District
| subdivision_name3 = Kilinochchi
| subdivision_type4 = DS Division
| subdivision_name4 = Karachchi
| coordinates = {{coord|9|20|0|N|80|24|0|E|region:LK|display=inline}}
}}
Iranamadu or Iranaimadu ({{langx|ta|இரணைமடு|translit=Iraṇaimaṭu|lit=Double-bund}}; {{langx|si|ඉරණමඩුව|translit=Iraṇamaḍuva}}){{cite news |title=Ira'nai-madu, ira'na-vila, Iratta-ku'lama|url=https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=98&artid=36733|publisher=TamilNet |date=October 9, 2013}} is a city in Kilinochchi District, Sri Lanka. It includes a lake that provides water to the paddy fields in the region. The Sri Lankan Army claimed in early 2009 that they had captured an Air Tiger airstrip in the area.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090224075326/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1881087,00.html Time (magazine)]
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The airstrip which 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.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://wikimapia.org/11136954/Iranamadu-LTTE-Air-Strip Satellite image of LTTE airstrip]
{{coord|9|20|N|80|24|E|region:LK_type:city|display=title}}
Category:Villages in Kilinochchi District
Category:Kandavalai DS Division
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