Mullaitivu
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Mullaitivu is a coastal town in northeastern Sri Lanka known for its strategic location and as a major site of conflict during the Sri Lankan Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mullaitivu canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Mullaitivu Divisional Secretariat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedBy | 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coastType | sandy coastline ⓘ |
| conflict | Sri Lankan Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatesApprox | 9.2667°N 80.8167°E ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| dateCapturedByLTTE | 1996 ⓘ |
| dateCapturedBySriLankaArmy | 1996 ⓘ |
| dateRecapturedBySriLankaArmy | 2009 ⓘ |
| district | Mullaitivu District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | predominantly Sri Lankan Tamil ⓘ |
| event |
Battle of Mullaitivu (1996)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Mullaitivu (2009) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Mullaitivu Urban Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
fishing harbour
ⓘ
government hospital ⓘ schools ⓘ |
| hasRole | district capital of Mullaitivu District ⓘ |
| knownFor |
major site of conflict during the Sri Lankan Civil War
ⓘ
strategic coastal location ⓘ |
| locatedBy | Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mullaitivu District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northeastern coast of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| militaryPresence | Sri Lanka Army camps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Kilinochchi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trincomalee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Vanni region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 42000 ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageSpoken | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | Northern Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebuildingAfter | 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstruction | post-war redevelopment projects ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ |
| secondaryLanguageSpoken | Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Sri Lanka Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transport | connected by A34 highway ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +5:30 ⓘ |
| wasControlledBy |
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.