Chavakachcheri
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chavakachcheri-177-12991380
title:
Chavakachcheri
text:
Chavakachcheri is a town in the Jaffna peninsula of Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It may have Javanese origins, as the name "Chaavaka+cheari" literally means Javanese settlement. The town may date back to the Southeast Asian occupation of Yalpanam, where certain settlements and forts were established by Chandrabhanu to maintain hegemony over the overseas colony. The town is governed by an Urban Council. Chavakachcheri was badly devastated in the Sri Lankan Civil War. Today, the
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Town in Sri Lanka
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chavakachcheri
date created:
2005-12-11T08:52:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T02:22:47Z
main entity:
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