Gen. Kobbakaduwa Memorial at Jaffna
Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa was a highly decorated and
respected General in the Sri Lanka army. He was assassinated along with
9 other military officers in a land-mine explosion in Jaffna peninsula
in August 8th of 1992. On August 8th 1994 army erected a memorial on
the location where the Tamil Tiger Terrorists (LTTE) blew the land mine
which killed the Lieutenant General. With the army moving out of the
area this memorial too was destroyed by the LTTE.
Exactly 10 years later in 2004 the memorial was again reconstructed by
the navy. There is also a replica of how the blasted jeep would have
been setup at the road side.
Driving Directions
Take the route to Nagadeepa from Jaffna town. The road travels over number
of beautiful causeways. 12 Kms down the road a notice board at a 4 way
intersection would direct you to turn right. The memorial lies about
2 km down alongside this road.
Route from Jaffna Fort
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distance :14 km
Travel time : 20 mins
Driving directions :
see on google map
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Map
Created :
November 20, 2010
Updated :
November 20, 2010
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