Mullaitivu
Pristine beaches alongside the most sacred memorial sites of the Tamil genocide. Where beauty and tragedy coexist.
Alampil Thuyilum Illam
A coastal Thuyilum Illam in Alampil, Mullaitivu, where fallen Tamil fighters were buried within sight of the sea they defended, before the cemetery was destroyed after 2009.
Keppapilavu
A Tamil village in the Mullaitivu district where families have been forcibly displaced from their land by the Sri Lankan military, Keppapilavu is a symbol of ongoing dispossession and Tamil resistance.
Mullaitivu Beach
A beautiful and largely untouched stretch of coastline in the Mullaitivu district, offering quiet shores, gentle waves, and a space for peaceful reflection.
Mullivaikkal Memorial
The site of the final phase of the genocide against the Tamil people in May 2009, Mullivaikkal is the most sacred memorial ground in the Tamil homeland, where tens of thousands of civilians were killed.
Visuvamadu Thuyilum Illam
The Visuvamadu Thuyilum Illam in the interior of Mullaitivu district was a war cemetery deep in the Vanni heartland, destroyed by the Sri Lankan military as part of its systematic erasure of Tamil memorials.
Nandikadal Lagoon
The lagoon where the final battles of the war took place in May 2009, Nandikadal is a site of mass civilian casualties and one of the most significant locations in modern Tamil history.