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| Palali பலாலி | |
| — Town — | |
  Palali | |
| Coordinates: 9°48′0″N 80°05′0″E / 9.8°N 80.08333°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| Province | Northern |
| District | Jaffna |
| DS Division | Valikamam North |
Palali (Tamil: பலாலி) is a small town in the North Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. It has an important airport. Both military and small civilian aircraft land there. It is one of the main transport service connections Jaffna Peninsula with the rest of the country.
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[edit] Palali Military Base
Palali is in a High Security Zone declared by the Sri Lanka Armed Forces of an area of less than 25 square kilometers due to the on going civil war. The former residents of the area have been evacuated due to security reasons. Limited resettlement began in 2002 but was not completed due to the escalation of the civil war. The base houses the Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna and is in close proximity to the naval base; SLNS Uttara at Kankasanturai and air base; SLAF Palaly. There is also a military hospital in Palali.
[edit] Palali Air Base
SLAF Palaly serveed as the main lifeline in the Jaffna Peninsula, as there was no land supply route to the peninsula until 2009. Till then much of the essential food items, medicines for the civilians and the armed forces as well as ammunition were brought regularly via air to the SLAF Palaly.
[edit] Radio Stations
- SLBC REGIONAL SERVICES.
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- Palali Sevaya (Sinhala) / YAL FM(Tamil)) 102.0 MHz
[edit] References
Coordinates: 9°48′N 80°05′E / 9.8°N 80.083°E
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