Jaffna
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Jaffna is a city in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It had been the second largest city in the country for several decades, till recent times. In the current unsettled situation in the northern part of Sri Lanka, many have moved out of the town, and it is presumed that the population of this town has been reduced considerably. The town also functions as the capital of Northern Province and the cultural capital of Sri Lankan Tamils. Many of the tamils from this region have moved out to either Colombo or other foreign countries.
The exodus of Tamils from Jaffna has occurred primarily due to the Sri Lankan government's recent military control over the city. For some time now, 30,000 Sri Lankan troops have been stationed in the northern peninsula on which Jaffna is situated. Earlier 'disappearances' of Tamils occured on a regular basis, and Sri Lankan soldiers regularly and arbitrarily searched Tamil homes. This has however come to an end after the ceasefire agreement in 2002
In the 13th Century there was a Kingdom in Jaffna established by Arya Chakravartis, a chieftain from the Pandya kingdom.
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External links
- The Jaffna Dynasty (http://www.viator-publications.com/bk.php?ibk=26)
- History of the Jaffna in 11 - 15 Centuries (http://www.eelavar.com/jaffna/pageview.php?ID=564&SID=111)
- Extensive page about Jaffna. (http://www.eelavar.com/jaffna/)
- Historial sites of Jaffna (http://www.jaffnaroyalfamily.org/index8.htm)