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Vavuniya City
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The city experienced a revival of Hinduism and Tamil culture after the Chola invasion.

Vavuniya
Sri Lanka
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Vavuniya

Sri Lanka

Country
Sri Lanka
Population
53.0K
Coordinates
8.75, 80.50
1255th most populous city in the world

Vavuniya is a city in Vavuniya District in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. The municipality is administered by a Municipal Council. The town has been known since ancient times, but being a heavily forested area, less than 100,000 people lived in the entire district before the Sri Lankan Civil War.

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