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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.
Map of Gen. Kobbakaduwa Memorial at Jaffna
Also See
- Attractions of Sri Lanka
- Heritage of Sri Lanka
- Waterfalls of Sri Lanka
- Nature and Wildlife of Sri Lanka
- Other Places of Interest Within Close Proximity
The map above also shows other places of interest within a approximately 20 km radius of the current site. Click on any of the markers and the info box to take you to information of these sites
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Traveling Directions to Gen. Kobbakaduwa Memorial at Jaffna
Jaffna can be reached through 2 directions. First one is over the Elephant Pass which is the normal route to Jaffna. The other entrance is from Pooneryn over the newly built Sangupiddi Bridge. This road connects to Mannar.
| Route 01 from Colombo to Jaffna (Through Kurunegala) | Route 02 from Colombo to Jaffna (Through Puttalam) |
| Though : Kurunegala – Dambulla – Anuradhapura – Vavuniya Distance :400 km Travel time : 7-8 hours Driving directions : see on google map | Through : Puttalam – Anuradhapura – Vavuniya Distance : 400 km Travel time : 7-8 hours Driving Directions : see on google maps |
Route from Jaffna Fort Gen. Kobbakaduwa Memorial |
| distance :14 km Travel time : 20 mins Driving directions : see on google map |
