Geography
Historically, Tamil settlements had occurred in the Dry semi-arid territories of the island nation. The region is divided into three parts namely North,East where the majority of the native Tamils occur, and the northern part of the Puthalam district which had a large Tamil influence in the pre-colonial times.
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