Iranaitivu
Iranaitivu is an island of Sri Lanka, located in the Gulf of Mannar and part of Kilinochchi District within the Northern Province. The site of a Sri Lanka Armed Forces base since 1992, the island is being repopulated by former inhabitants, who began returning in 2018.- Coastline
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
- Description: island of Sri Lanka
- Also known as“Iranativu North”“Iranativu South”“Iranitivu”“Sinnativu”“Tranativu”
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Latitude
9.28886° or 9° 17′ 20″ north
Longitude
79.98893° or 79° 59′ 20″ east
Open location code
6JXX7XQQ+GH
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tamil—“Iranaitivu” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Iranaitivu”
- Japanese: “イラナイッティヴ”
- Persian: “ایرانایتیوو”
- Swedish: “Iranaitivu”
- Tamil: “இரணைதீவு”
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Notable Places Nearby
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Northern Province: Highlights
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