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 / 9.54726; 80.408936
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 Alimankada)^[1] Northern Province, Sri Lanka is located in the gateway of Jaffna Peninsula. 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 civil war.