Kilinochchi: Why You'll Love This Destination
Kilinochchi was at the centre of Sri Lanka's civil conflict for decades and today holds sombre memorial sites, including the Elephant Pass causeway and a striking war memorial, giving travellers heading to Jaffna a tangible sense of the country's recent history.
Several memorials along the A9 highway mark significant sites from Sri Lanka's civil conflict, visited respectfully by many travellers heading north.
A narrow causeway connecting the Jaffna peninsula to the mainland, historically strategic and now a quiet stop on the drive north.
Kilinochchi lies on the A9 highway roughly an hour before reaching Jaffna.
