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.Photo: Anton 17, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Town with 9,000 residents
- Description: town in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Valveṭṭittuṟai”, “Valvettiturai”, and “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. In 1952 the volleyball team of the college under the guidance of Mr. N.Sinnathamby became the National champions. 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. It is one of the busiest towns in Jaffna district. After many coastal areas of Sri Lanka were devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami many people settled further inland, in towns including Nelliady. Nelliyady is situated 4 km southeast of Valvettithurai.
Alvai
Village
Alvai or Alvaay is a coastal village in Vadamaraadchi, northern Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka. It is located 30 kilometers from the city of Jaffna or 5 kilometers from the town of Point Pedro. Panai Munai, the northernmost point of Sri Lanka, is in Alvai. Alvai is situated 4 km east of Valvettithurai.
Valvettithurai
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Vadamaradchchi Sou, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
9.822° or 9° 49′ 19″ northLongitude
80.1696° or 80° 10′ 10″ eastPopulation
9,000Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
6MX2R5C9+RROpenStreetMap ID
node 1835802068OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
1225142Wikidata ID
Q2688290
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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”
- 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.
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