Elephant Pass

Elephant Pass
Elephant Pass
Northern Province, Sri Lanka
	Elephant Pass
Coordinates	9°32′50″N 80°24′32″E / 9.54726°N 80.408936°E
Type	Military base
Site information
Controlled by	Sri Lankan Army (1952-2000) ; Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (2000-2009) ; Sri Lankan Army (2009-present)
Site history
Built	1952
Battles/wars	First Battle of Elephant Pass ; Second Battle of Elephant Pass; Third Battle of Elephant Pass

Elephant Pass (Tamil: ஆனையிறவு, romanized: Āṉaiyiṟavu; Sinhala: අලිමංකඩ, romanized: Alimankada)^[1] is located at the gateway of the Jaffna Peninsula in Northern Province, Sri Lanka . It lies about 340 km north of the 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 Sri Lankan Civil War.