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Iranamadu Tank — Kilinochchi
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- District
- Kilinochchi
- Province
- Northern
- Best for
- Birdwatchers and sunset seekers; vast irrigation reservoir with fishing boats
About this place
Huge man-made tank just south of Kilinochchi town, important for irrigation and dry-season birdlife. Visit the bund in the late afternoon for fishermen rowing out and wader flocks. Free to view; pair with the town's war memorial on the same drive.
Visitor brief
Good to know before you go
- One of the largest irrigation reservoirs in the Northern Province - working tank with paddy irrigation and fishing, not a park.
- Late afternoon is best: fishermen rowing out, wader flocks, sunset over the bund.
- Free to view from the bund; no facilities - carry water.
- Dry-season birding for storks, egrets and waders; a scope helps.
- Pair with Elephant Pass or Kilinochchi memorials on an A9 transit day.
How to travel there
Just south of Kilinochchi town off the A9 (~8 km from town); tuk-tuk from town or stop on the A9 drive.
Where to stay
Transit stop - stay in Kilinochchi town (basic guesthouses) or Jaffna (full range).
Nearby places
Elephant Pass Memorial and Causeway, Kilinochchi town, Chundikulam National Park
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