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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Paranthan
| native_name = <br> பரந்தன் <br><br> පරන්තන්
| settlement_type = [[Town]]
| pushpin_map = Sri Lanka Northern Province
| subdivision_type = [[List of countries|Country]]
| subdivision_name = [[Sri Lanka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Sri Lanka|Province]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Sri Lanka|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Kilinochchi District|Kilinochchi]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[Divisional Secretariats of Sri Lanka|DS Division]]
| subdivision_name4 = Kandawalai
| coordinates = {{coord|9|26|0|N|80|24|0|E|region:LK|display=inline}}
}}

'''Paranthan''' is a town in [[Kilinochchi District]], [[Sri Lanka]]. It is located about 5 km from district capital [[Kilinochchi]].

==History==

===Creation (1936)===

The city of Paranthan was established in 1936 as part of a colonization project that sought to ease overpopulation and unemployment in Jaffna.<ref name="Kilicolonization">{{Cite book
| last = Manogaran
| first = Chelvadurai
| authorlink =
| title = Ethnic conflicts and reconciliation in Sri Lanka
| publisher = University of Hawaii Press
| year = 1987
| location =
| pages = 90
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=4IdR9N9R7T4C&q=Iranamadu&pg=PA228
| doi =
| id =
| isbn = 0-8248-1116-X }}
</ref>

===Civil War===
The town was often a battleground during the [[Sri Lankan civil war|Sri Lankan Civil War]], due to its strategic position along the [[A9 road (Sri Lanka)|A-9 Highway]]. The town was captured by the LTTE during [[Operation Unceasing Waves III]], and would remain in their hands until the town was recaptured by the [[58 Division (Sri Lanka)|58th Division]] of the Sri Lankan Army during the [[Eelam War IV|closing stages of the war]] on January 1, 2009. It is currently occupied by the [[I Corps (Sri Lanka)|I Corps]], which is based in the nearby town of Kilinochchi.

== Economy ==
The town was the home of the Paranthan Chemical Factory, which served as the main source of employment and economic activity in the town. Due to the civil war, the factory halted its production activities, and instead imported chemicals to serve local industries, leaving the factory to rust. However, moves have recently been undertaken by the [[Ministry of Industries (Sri Lanka)|Ministry of Industries]] to continue chemical production within the factory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sri Lanka : Steps to restart Paranthan Chemical Factory soon |url=http://www.colombopage.com/archive_22B/Oct21_1666332414CH.php |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=www.colombopage.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==

*[[Kilinochchi]]
*[[Elephant Pass]]

{{coord|9|26|N|80|24|E|region:LK_type:city|display=title}}

[[Category:1936 establishments in Ceylon]]
[[Category:Towns in Kilinochchi District]]
[[Category:Kandavalai DS Division]]

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