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Valikamam

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According to the 16th Century Jaffna Tamil literary work Santiago Kumara Ammanai, Valikamam referred as Valli Kiraamam (Village of Plant Tinospora cordifolia)
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Early Settlements in Jaffna: An Archaeological Survey
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Valikamam is located in Sri Lanka
09°45′N 80°01′E / 9.750°N 80.017°E / 9.750; 80.017
Sri Lanka
Province
Northern
District
Jaffna
Jaffna
Divisional Secretariats
Jaffna
Nallur
Valikamam East
Valikamam North
Valikamam South
Valikamam South West
Valikamam West
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Tamil
Sinhala
Jaffna peninsula
Sri Lanka
Thenmarachchi
Vadamarachchi
English
Tamil
Jaffna
Piranpattu
Thenmarachchi
Vadamarachchi

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