Velanai
Velanai is a small village on Velanai Island, off the coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in the north of Sri Lanka. The majority of the people are Hindus along with a minority of Christians.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: village in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Veianai Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam and Velanai Central College.
Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam
School
Photo: Kaytsfan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam is a provincial school in Karampon, Sri Lanka. Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam is situated 3 km northwest of Velanai.
Velanai Central College
School
Velanai Central College is a provincial school in Velanai, Sri Lanka. Velanai Central College is situated 3½ km southeast of Velanai.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kayts and Karainagar.
Kayts
Town
Kayts, is a village on Velanai Island, off the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. There are a number of other villages on the island such as Allaippiddi, Mankumpan, Velanai, Saravanai, Puliyankoodal, Suruvil, Naranthanai, Karampon and Melinchimunai. Kayts is situated 3 km north of Velanai.
Karainagar
Town
Photo: Indi Samarajiva, CC BY 2.0.
Karainagar is located 20 km from Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on the island of Karaitivu. In Tamil, the name is derived from the Tamil word 'kadar-karai' meaning a settlement on the sea coast. Karainagar is the nearest town to Casuarina Beach. Karainagar is situated 8 km north of Velanai.
Velanai
- Categories: human settlement and landform
- Location: Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Tamil—“Velanai” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Веланаи”
- Cebuano: “Velanai”
- Dutch: “Velanai”
- German: “Velanai”
- Irish: “Velanai”
- Swedish: “Velanai”
- Tamil: “வேலணை”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Velanai”. Photo: Anton 17, CC BY-SA 3.0.