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Elephant Pass, (Tamil: ஆனையிறவு, romanized: Āṉaiyiṟavu, Sinhala: අලිමංකඩ Alimankada) Northern Province, Sri Lanka is located in the gateway of Jaffna Peninsula. It lies about 340 km north from capital. It has an important military base and used to be the island's largest salt field. It was regularly the site of battles during the civil war.

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  • Elephant Pass (en)
  • Elefantenpass (de)
  • Elephant Pass (fr)
  • Elefantpasset (sv)
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  • Der Elefantenpass (Englisch: Elephant Pass, Tamil: ஆனையிறவு Āṉaiyiṟavu [ˈaːnɛi̯jirəʋɯ], Singhalesisch: අලිමංකඩ Alimaṅkaḍa [ˈalimaŋkəɖə]) ist die Verbindung zwischen der Jaffna-Halbinsel und der -Region im Norden Sri Lankas. Die wichtigsten Verkehrsverbindungen nach Jaffna, der Hauptstadt der Nordprovinz, führen über den Elefantenpass. Während des Bürgerkriegs in Sri Lanka (1983–2009) war der Elefantenpass wegen seiner strategischen Bedeutung mehrfach umkämpft. (de)
  • Elephant Pass, (Tamil: ஆனையிறவு, romanized: Āṉaiyiṟavu, Sinhala: අලිමංකඩ Alimankada) Northern Province, Sri Lanka is located in the gateway of Jaffna Peninsula. It lies about 340 km north from capital. It has an important military base and used to be the island's largest salt field. It was regularly the site of battles during the civil war. (en)
  • Elephant Pass, (Tamoul: ஆனையிறவு, singhalais : අලිමංකඩ Alimankada) est un isthme situé à 340 km au nord de la capitale, reliant l'île principale à la Péninsule de Jaffna. De par son positionnement stratégique, un fort militaire est présent sur ce lieu. Ce fort a régulièrement été sujet à des batailles lors de la Guerre civile du Sri Lanka. (fr)
  • Elefantpasset är en smal landremsa (tidigare vadställe) i norra Sri Lanka som förbinder Jaffnahalvön i norr med resten av Sri Lanka i söder. Platsen har haft en militärstrategiskt mycket viktig betydelse. Såväl regeringen som gerillarörelsen LTTE har haft stora baser på platsen. Ett antal militära slag utkämpades här under Sri Lankas inbördeskrig och tusentals regeringssoldater och gerillasoldater har dödats. Elefantpasset fick sitt namn på grund av att vilda elefanter använde landremsan för att passera. Vägen A9 som sträcker sig från Colombo till staden Jaffna längre upp på Jaffnahalvön går över Elefantpasset. (sv)
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  • Elephant Pass (en)
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