Things to do in Kilinochchi

A lagoon-and-mangrove national park northeast of Kilinochchi, a haven for migratory water birds and wintering greater flamingos.

A dramatic roadside monument on the narrow isthmus that guards the gateway to the Jaffna Peninsula, scene of some of the war's fiercest battles.

One of Sri Lanka's largest irrigation reservoirs, a vast sheet of water southeast of Kilinochchi rimmed with birdlife and rural calm.

A striking monument in the centre of Kilinochchi town commemorating the army's capture of the LTTE's former capital in 2009.

A much-loved roadside Ganesha temple on the A9 where travellers stop to break a coconut and pray for a safe onward journey.