基利诺奇

Kilinochchi

斯里兰卡北部万尼地区安静的首府，一座由稻田和水库组成的重建小镇，承载着内战最后一章的原始历史。

概述

基利诺奇是基利诺奇区的主要城镇，位于瓦武尼亚和贾夫纳之间的 A9 高速公路大致中间，地处平坦、干燥的瓦尼中心地带。该镇曾经是泰米尔伊拉姆猛虎解放组织（猛虎组织）事实上的行政首都，但在战争的最后几个月几乎被完全摧毁，此后一直在稳步重建。如今，它是一个农业城镇，周围环绕着稻田和灌溉水池，以令人心酸的战争纪念馆、广阔的伊拉纳马杜水库和方便前往春迪库拉姆 (Chundikkulam) 的鸟类栖息地而闻名。它提供了一个真实的、不走寻常路的、正在复苏的北方的一瞥，而不是精美的旅游景点。

历史

The town grew around the A9 road and the northern railway line in the colonial and post-independence era. During the civil war it became the political and administrative centre of the LTTE from the late 1990s, holding government-style offices, courts and a police force. The Sri Lankan Army captured Kilinochchi on 2 January 2009 after prolonged fighting, a turning point that preceded the end of the war a few months later. Much of the town lay in ruins and has been reconstructed since, with the railway restored to Kilinochchi in 2014.