Iranaitivu

Iranaitivu is an island of , located in the Gulf of Mannar and part of within the . The site of a Sri Lanka Armed Forces base since 1992, the island is being repopulated by former inhabitants, who began returning in 2018.
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  • Type: Coastline
  • Description: island of Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: Iranativu North”, “Iranativu South”, “Iranitivu”, “Sinnativu”, and “Tranativu

Iranaitivu

Latitude
9.28886° or 9° 17′ 20″ north
Longitude
79.98893° or 79° 59′ 20″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
6JXX7XQQ+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 11910901
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Geo­Names ID
1242956
Wiki­data ID
Q27441804
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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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