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ROAD TRIP FROM KILINOCHCHI TO VAVUNIYA, SRILANKA | ROUNDS TUBE.

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In this 71st Video, ROUNDS TUBE describes about the ROAD TRIP FROM KILINOCHCHI TO VAVUNIYA, SRILANKA. Kilinochchi (Sinhala: කිලිනොච්චි) is the main town of Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is situated at the A9 road some 100 km south-east of Jaffna. It was the administrative center and de facto capital of the LTTE (Tamil Tigers) until 2 January 2009. Security Forces Headquarters – Kilinochchi was established on June 29, 2009 in the town. Kilinochchi, population of the district is almost exclusively Sri Lankan Tamil. Vavuniya (Sinhala: වවුනියාව ) is a city in the Northern Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. It is also the main settlement in the Vavuniya District. The Security Forces Headquarters - Wanni is located in Vavuniya. Vavuniya is situated in the middle of the Vanni region and is the gate to northern province where people can access all the northern cities quickly. Vanni District was later renamed Mullaitivu District and then Vavuniya District. At the ti