Area 344.2 km² | Population 358,991 (2007) | |
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Valikamam vadakku land issue
Valikamam (Tamil: வலிகாமம் valikāmam, Sinhalese: වැලිගම) is one of the three historic regions of Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. The other two regions are Thenmarachchi and Vadamarachchi. Valikamam is sometimes spelt Valikaamam or Valigamam.
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Jaffna valikamam north people resettlement
Etymology
Valikamam translates to "the sandy village" in English. It is derived from the Tamil words vali (sand) and kamam (village).
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Valikamam Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA