Valikamam (; ) is one of the three historic regions of Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. The other two regions are Thenmarachchi and Vadamarachchi. Alternative spellings include Valikaamam or Valigamam.
Etymology The name Valikamam () translates to "the sandy village", whereas denotes the geographical marker.
It is derived from the words:
The word is no longer in common use but was historically found in Eezham Tamil place names. It shares linguistic roots with , , and . The word has been found in early Tamil inscriptions, including an 11th-century record at Velgam Vihara, Trincomalee, and a 12th-century Chola inscription at Thiruvalangadu, where Valikamam is explicitly mentioned as a village.
The name Valikamam is also linguistically equivalent to Manaltidar or Manarridal, the ancient Tamil names for Jaffna, which carry the same meaning of "sandy land."
According to the 16th-century Tamil literary work Santiago Kumara Ammanai, Valikamam was historically referred to
The village Mallakam (), located in Valikamam North, derives its name from: - – a personal title associated with royalty or warriors, originating from the Sanskrit , meaning wrestler or great person. This term was commonly used by Pallava rulers and medieval Sri Lankan kings, such as Nissanka Malla (12th century).
Geography
Administrative Divisions Valikamam is currently divided into 6 Divisional Secretariats, each of which is further subdivided into 190 Grama Niladhari (GN) divisions. Every Divisional Secretariat has its own Divisional Council, which is elected every four years through local government elections.
+Administrative DivisionsDivisional SecretariatTamil nameSinhala nameDivisional CouncilGrama Niladhari DivisionDivision NoJaffnaJaffna Divisional CouncilNedunkulamJ/61Columputhurai EastJ/62Columputhurai WestJ/63Passaiyoor EastJ/64Passaiyoor WestJ/65EchchamoddaiJ/66ThirunagarJ/67Reclamation EastJ/68Reclamation WestJ/69Gurunagar EastJ/70Gurunagar WestJ/71Small BazarJ/72Jaffna Town WestJ/73Jaffna Town EastJ/74Chundikuli SouthJ/75Chundikuli NorthJ/76MaruthadyJ/77AthiadyJ/78SirampiyadiJ/79Grand BazarJ/80FortJ/81VannarpannaiJ/82KoddadyJ/83Navanthurai SouthJ/84Navanthurai NorthJ/85Moor Street SouthJ/86Moor Street NorthJ/87New Moor StreetJ/88NallurNallur Divisional CouncilAriyalai South EastJ/89Ariyalai EastJ/90Ariyalai North WestJ/91Ariyalai Centre WestJ/92Ariyalai South WestJ/93Ariyalai Centre NorthJ/94Ariyalai CentreJ/95Ariyalai Centre SouthJ/96Iyanar KoviladyJ/97Vannarpannai NorthJ/98Vannarpannai North WestJ/99Vannarpannai North EastJ/100NeeraviyadyJ/101Kandarmadam North WestJ/102Kandarmadam North EastJ/103Kandarmadam South WestJ/104Kandarmadam South EastJ/105Nallur NorthJ/106Nallur RajathaniJ/107Nallur SouthJ/108Sankiliyan ThoppuJ/109Thirunelvely WestJ/110Thirunelvely Centre SouthJ/111Thirunelvely South EastJ/112Thirunelvely North EastJ/113Thirunelvely Centre NorthJ/114Kondavil North WestJ/115Kondavil South WestJ/116Kondavil Centre WestJ/117Kondavil Centre EastJ/118Kondavil North EastJ/119Kondavil South EastJ/120Kokuvil North EastJ/121Kokuvil EastJ/122Kokuvil South EastJ/123Kokuvil North WestJ/124Kokuvil WestJ/125Kokuvil Centre EastJ/126Kokuvil South WestJ/127Kokuvil Centre WestJ/128Valikamam EastValikamam East Divisional CouncilIrupalai SouthJ/257Irupalai EastJ/258KalviyankaduJ/259Kopay SouthJ/260Kopay CentreJ/261Kopay NorthJ/262Urumpirai WestJ/263Urumpirai NorthJ/264Urumpirai SouthJ/265Urumpirai EastJ/266UreluJ/267Neervely SouthJ/268Neervely NorthJ/269Neervely WestJ/270Sirippiddy EastJ/271Sirippiddy WestJ/272Puttur WestJ/273Puttur NorthJ/274NavatkiriJ/275Avarangal EastJ/276Avarangal WestJ/277Puttur EastJ/278AcheluJ/279VatharavathaiJ/280PathamenyJ/281Thampalai / KathiripayJ/282IdaikkaduJ/283ValalaiJ/284Atchuvely NorthJ/285Atchuvely SouthJ/286Atchuvely WestJ/287Valikamam NorthValikamam North Divisional CouncilMallakam SouthJ/212Mallakam CentreJ/213Mallakam NorthJ/214Alaveddy NorthJ/215Alaveddy CentreJ/216Alaveddy EastJ/217KaneswaramJ/218Alaveddy SouthJ/219Alaveddy WestJ/220Ilavalai NorthJ/221Ilavalai NorthwestJ/222ViththukapuramJ/223PannalaiJ/224KollankaladdyJ/225NakuleswaramJ/226Tellipalai EastJ/227TellipalaiJ/228ThurkkapuramJ/229ThanthaiselvapuramJ/230MaviddapuramJ/231Maviddapuram SouthJ/232Kankesanthurai WestJ/233Kankesanthurai CentreJ/234Kankesanthurai SouthJ/235Palai Veemankamam NorthJ/236Palai Veemankamam SouthJ/237KadduvanJ/238Kadduvan WestJ/239ThenmaiyilaiJ/240VaruththalaivilanJ/241KurumpasiddyJ/242Kurumpasiddy EastJ/243Vasavilan EastJ/244Vasavilan WestJ/245Mailiddy NorthJ/246Thaiyiddy EastJ/247Mailiddy Thurai SouthJ/248Thaiyiddy NorthJ/249Thaiyiddy SouthJ/250Mailiddy Thurai NorthJ/251Palaly SouthJ/252Palaly EastJ/253Palaly NorthJ/254Palaly NorthwestJ/255Palaly WestJ/256Valikamam SouthValikamam South Divisional CouncilUduvil South WestJ/182Uduvil South EastJ/183Uduvil CentreJ/184Uduvil Centre NorthJ/185Uduvil NorthJ/186SanguvelyJ/187Inuvil South WestJ/188Inuvil EastJ/189Inuvil North EastJ/190Inuvil EastJ/191Thavady SouthJ/192Thavady EastJ/193Thavady NorthJ/194Chunnakam NorthJ/195Chunnakam SouthJ/196Chunnakam EastJ/197Chunnakam CentreJ/198Chunnakam WestJ/199KantharodaiJ/200Erlalai WestJ/201Erlalai South WestJ/202Erlalai SouthJ/203Erlalai EastJ/204Erlalai NorthJ/205Erlalai CentreJ/206Punnalaikkadduvan SouthJ/207Punnalaikkadduvan NorthJ/208EvinaiJ/209Kuppilan SouthJ/210Kuppilan NorthJ/211Valikamam South-WestValikamam South-West Divisional CouncilSuthumalai NorthJ/129Suthumalai SouthJ/130ChavalkadduJ/131UyarapulamJ/132AnaicoddaiJ/133Navali NorthJ/134Navali EastJ/135Navali SouthJ/136Manipay NorthJ/137Manipay WestJ/138Manipay SouthJ/139Manipay EastJ/140Sandilipay NorthJ/141Sandilipay CentreJ/142Sandilipay WestJ/143MahiyapiddyJ/144VadaliyadaippuJ/145PandatharippuJ/146PiranpattuJ/147Sillalai NorthJ/148Sillalai SouthJ/149Mathagal EastJ/150Mathagal SouthJ/151Mathagal WestJ/152PeriyavilanJ/153MareesankoodalJ/154IlavalaiJ/155MullanaiJ/156Valikamam WestValikamam West Divisional CouncilVaddukoddai EastJ/157Vaddukoddai NorthJ/158Vaddukoddai CentreJ/159Araly WestJ/160Araly CentreJ/161Araly SouthJ/162Araly EastJ/163Araly NorthJ/164Vaddukoddai SouthJ/165Vaddukoddai South-WestJ/166Vaddukoddai WestJ/167Chulipuram WestJ/168Chulipuram CentreJ/169Chulipuram EastJ/170MoolaiJ/171SittankernyJ/172Sittankerny EastJ/173Sittankerny SouthJ/174Sittankerny WestJ/175Sittankerny NorthJ/176Chankanai EastJ/177Chankanai WestJ/178Chankanai CentreJ/179Chankanai SouthJ/180Chankanai NorthJ/181
See also Piranpattu Thenmarachchi Vadamarachchi
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