Eluvaitivu
Eluvaitivu is an island off the coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka, located approximately 22 kilometres west of the city of Jaffna. Eluvaitivu has several meanings in Tamil including "the island of a landmark" which is derived from the Tamil words elu, vai and tivu.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Hammenhiel.
Fort Hammenhiel
Hotel
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Fort Hammenhiel is a fort built around a small island between the islands of Kayts and Karaitivu of Jaffna Peninsula in Northern Sri Lanka. Fort Hammenhiel is situated 4½ km east of Eluvaitivu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kayts.
Kayts
Town
Kayts, is a village on Velanai Island, off the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. There are a number of other villages on the island such as Allaippiddi, Mankumpan, Velanai, Saravanai, Puliyankoodal, Suruvil, Naranthanai, Karampon and Melinchimunai. Kayts is situated 6 km east of Eluvaitivu.
Eluvaitivu
- Type: Locality
- Description: island in Sri Lanka
- Category: island
- Location: Island North Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Tamil—“Eluvaitivu” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Eluvaytivu”
- Cebuano: “Eluvaitivu (administratibo nga balangay)”
- Cebuano: “Eluvaitivu”
- Dutch: “Eluvaitivu”
- Japanese: “エルヴァイティヴ島”
- Polish: “Eluvaitivu”
- Russian: “Элуваитиву”
- Russian: “Элувайтиву”
- Sinhala: “එළුවතීවු”
- Spanish: “Eluvaitivu”
- Swedish: “Eluvaitivu (administrativ by)”
- Swedish: “Eluvaitivu”
- Tamil: “எழுவைதீவு”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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