Sri Lankan Tamils
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sri-lankan-tamils-185-18552490
title:
Sri Lankan Tamils
text:
Sri Lankan Tamils, also known as Ceylon Tamils or Eelam Tamils, are Tamils native to the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka. Today, they constitute a majority in the Northern Province, form the plurality in the Eastern Province and are in the minority throughout the rest of the country. 70% of Sri Lankan Tamils in Sri Lanka live in the Northern and Eastern provinces. Modern Sri Lankan Tamils descend from residents of the Jaffna Kingdom, a former kingdom in the north of Sri Lanka and Vannimai
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
South Asian ethnic group
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Tamils
date created:
2006-02-16T19:30:09Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T21:26:21Z
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13
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