Elephant Pass, (Tamil: ஆனையிறவு, Sinhala: අලිමංකඩ) Northern Province, Sri Lanka is an important military base and formerly the island's largest salt field, located in the gateway of Jaffna Peninsula. It has thus regularly been the site of battles during the civil war.
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