Karaveddy
Karaveddy is a town located 7 km from the City of Point Pedro, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. In local Tamil Language it translates to Coastal Strip, although it is few km from the coast.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 5,000 residents
- Description: town in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Karaveddi”, “Karaveddi North”, and “Karaveddy North”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vigneswara College and Nelliady Madhya Maha Vidyalayam.
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.
Nelliady Madhya Maha Vidyalayam
School
Nelliady Central College is a national school in Nelliady, Sri Lanka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nelliyady and Thunnalai.
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.
Thunnalai
Village
Thunnalai is a village in Vadamarachchi South-West, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is located near Thondaman Aru lagoon. It is also in close proximity to Vallipuram. Thunnalai is situated 3 km east of Karaveddy.
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 3½ km north of Karaveddy.
Karaveddy
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Karaveddy North, Vadamaradchchi Sou, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.788° or 9° 47′ 17″ northLongitude
80.1949° or 80° 11′ 42″ eastPopulation
5,000Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
6MX2Q5QV+6XOpenStreetMap ID
node 4463113774OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
1241165Wikidata ID
Q6368841
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tamil—“Karaveddy” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Karaveddy”
- German: “Karaveddy”
- Irish: “Karaveddy”
- Japanese: “カラヴェディ”
- Tamil: “கரவெட்டி”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Yarkkaru and Koyil Santhai.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Divisional Hospital Karaveddy and Mahathma Theatre(Closed).
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