Iranamadu Tank
Iranamadu Tank is the largest reservoir in the Northern Province — a massive ancient tank built by the hydraulic civilisation…
Tank Cascade Ecosystems
The tank cascade systems of the Northern Province — where ancient engineers designed connected sequences of reservoirs so that overflow…
Kilinochchi War Memorial
Kilinochchi was the de facto capital of the LTTE during the civil conflict era, and the town bears the most…
Birdwatching Wetlands (Northern Province)
The collective wetland birdwatching resources of the Northern Province — encompassing the Iranamadu Tank, Akkarayankulam, Thandikulam, the Elephant Pass lagoon,…
Elephant Pass Lagoon
Elephant Pass is a narrow isthmus connecting the Jaffna Peninsula to the Sri Lanka mainland, bisected by a lagoon and…
Remote Rural Villages (Northern Province)
The remote rural villages of the Northern Province — the communities returning to farmland abandoned during the conflict, rebuilding their…
Elephant Pass Causeway Viewpoint
The Elephant Pass causeway — the road crossing that traverses the narrow isthmus and the lagoon at the gateway to…
Ancient Irrigation Ruins (Northern Province)
The Northern Province contains numerous ancient irrigation ruins — the remnants of the ancient hydraulic civilisation's northern extension, where tanks,…
Vavuniya Town Heritage Sites
Vavuniya is the principal town of the Vavuniya District and the southern gateway to the Northern Province — a multi-ethnic,…
Talaimannar Lighthouse
The Talaimannar Lighthouse stands at the western extremity of Mannar Island, marking the edge of the Palk Strait and providing…