Northern Province
Jaffna District
Island North Divisional Secretariat

Kayts

Kayts, is a village on Velanai Island, off the in northern . There are a number of other villages on the island such as , Mankumpan, , Saravanai, Puliyankoodal, Suruvil, Naranthanai, Karampon and Melinchimunai.
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  • Type: Town with 15,000 residents
  • Description: island in Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Ūrkāvaṟtuṟai”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kayts Island Fort and Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam.

Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The was built by the Portuguese in 1629 and was abandoned in 1651. In the late 1600s, Dutch controlled the fort when they took over the Kayts island.

School
Photo: Kaytsfan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a provincial school in Karampon, .

Hotel
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a fort built around a small island between the islands of Kayts and Karaitivu of in Northern .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karainagar and Thankodai.

Town
Photo: Indi Samarajiva, CC BY 2.0.
is located 20 km from , , on the island of Karaitivu. In Tamil, the name is derived from the Tamil word 'kadar-karai' meaning a settlement on the sea coast. is the nearest town to Casuarina Beach. is situated 6 km north of Kayts.

Hamlet
is a small town in . It is located within . is situated 6 km north of Kayts.

Kayts

Latitude
9.6923° or 9° 41′ 32″ north
Longitude
79.8673° or 79° 52′ 2″ east
Population
15,000
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
6JXXMVR8+WW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1886574426
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
8224985
Wiki­data ID
Q6380719
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tamil—“Kayts” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “凯茨”
  • Dutch: “Kayts”
  • Irish: “Kayts”
  • Japanese: “カイツ”
  • Portuguese: “Cais”
  • Portuguese: “Kayts”
  • Portuguese: “Tanadiva”
  • Russian: “Кайтс”
  • Sinhala: “කයිට්ස්”
  • Spanish: “Kayts”
  • Tamil: “ஊர்காவற்றுறை”
  • Tamil: “லைடன் தீவு”
  • Tamil: “வேலணைத்தீவு”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Base Hospital - Kayts and Divisional Hospital Kayts.

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