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Northern Province, Sri Lanka
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Northern Province, Sri Lanka
The
Northern Province
(
Vaṭakku Mākāṇam
;
Uturu Paḷāta
) is one of the nine
provinces
of
Sri Lanka
, the first level
administrative division
of the country. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any
legal status
until 1987 when the
13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
established
provincial councils
. Between 1988 and 2006 the province was temporarily
merged
with the
Eastern Province
to form the
North Eastern Province
. The
capital
of the province is
Jaffna
. The majority of the
Sri Lankan Civil War
was played out and had its roots in this province.
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