Palaly Cantonment

Palaly Cantonment
Palaly, Northern Province
Site information
TypeMilitary Base
Controlled bySri Lanka Armed Forces
Site history
In use19?? – present
Battles/warsOperation Riviresa

Palaly Cantonment is a Sri Lanka Army cantonment located in Palaly, Northern Province of Sri Lanka, and the largest on the Jaffna Peninsula.[1][2] The base houses the Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna and is near the naval base SLNS Uttara at Kankasanturai and air base SLAF Palaly. The Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps maintains a base hospital in the cantonment and hosts the 3rd Regiment of the Sri Lanka Signals Corps as well.

References

  1. ^ "Jaffna–Palali highway reopens to civilians after 34 years - News | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  2. ^ "Palali-Achchuveli main road reopens after three decades". Gold FM News. Retrieved 2025-05-27.

9°48′N 80°05′E / 9.800°N 80.083°E / 9.800; 80.083


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