Valvettithurai
Valvettithurai, sometimes shortened as VVT or Valvai, is a coastal town of Jaffna District on the northeast coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in Northern Province, Sri Lanka governed by an Urban Council of the same name.
- Town with 9,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 10 metres (33 feet)
- Description: town in Sri Lanka
- Also known as“Valveṭṭittuṟai”“Valvettiturai”“Valveṭṭitureyi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nelliady Madhya Maha Vidyalayam and Vigneswara College.
Nelliady Madhya Maha Vidyalayam
School
Nelliady Central College is a national school in Nelliady, Sri Lanka. Nelliady Madhya Maha Vidyalayam is situated 4½ km southeast of Valvettithurai.
Vigneswara College
School
Vigneswara College is a provincial school in Karaveddy, Sri Lanka. Vigneswara College is situated 4½ km southeast of Valvettithurai.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nelliyady and Alvai.
Nelliyady
Town
Nelliady is a town in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. Nelliyady is situated 4 km southeast of Valvettithurai.
Alvai
Village
Alvai or Alvaay is a coastal village in Vadamaraadchi, northern Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka. Alvai is situated 4 km east of Valvettithurai.
Valvettithurai
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Latitude
9.822° or 9° 49′ 19″ north
Longitude
80.1696° or 80° 10′ 10″ east
Open location code
6MX2R5C9+RR
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Valvettithurai” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فالفتيثوري”
- Bulgarian: “Валведитураи”
- Catalan: “Valvettithurai”
- Cebuano: “Valvedditturai”
- Chinese: “瓦爾維提圖萊”
- Danish: “Valvettithurai”
- Dutch: “Valvettithurai”
- Egyptian Arabic: “فالفتيثورى”
- French: “Valvettithurai”
- Irish: “Valvettithurai”
- Japanese: “ヴェリヴチットフライ”
- Japanese: “ヴェルヴェッティトライ”
- Panjabi: “ਵਾਲਵੇਟੀਥੁਰਾਈ”
- Persian: “والوهتیتورای”
- Polish: “Valvettithurai”
- Russian: “Валведитураи”
- Sinhala: “වල්වෙට්ටිතුරෙයි”
- Sinhala: “වැල්වැටිතුරෙයි”
- Spanish: “Valvettithurai”
- Swedish: “Valvai”
- Swedish: “Valvettithurai”
- Tamil: “வல்வெட்டித்துறை”
- Turkish: “Valvettihurai”
- Turkish: “Valvettithurai”
- Urdu: “والویٹیتھورائی”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nediyakadu and Valveddy.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Olakudaya Pillaiyar Temple and Saint Sebastian Church.
Northern Province: Highlights
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