Palaly Cantonment

Palaly Cantonment
Palaly, Northern Province
Site information
TypeMilitary Base
Controlled bySri Lanka Armed Forces
Site history
In use19?? – present
Battles/warsOperation Riviresa

Palaly Cantonment is a Sri Lanka Army cantonment located in Palaly, Northern Province of Sri Lanka, and the largest on the Jaffna Peninsula. The base houses the Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna and is near the naval base SLNS Uttara at Kankasanturai and air base SLAF Palaly. The Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps maintains a base hospital in the cantonment and hosts the 3rd Regiment of the Sri Lanka Signals Corps as well.

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