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Valveddi

Valvetty
வல்வெட்டி
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CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
DistrictJaffna
DS DivisionVadamarachchi South‐West
Area
 • Total
1.70 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)

Valvetty (Tamil: வல்வெட்டி, romanized: Valveṭṭy), is a small town in Jaffna District in the northeast region of the Jaffna Peninsula in Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is located south of the larger town of Valvettithurai, and northeast of the small town of Udupiddy.

Etymology

The name Valvetty derives from the two Tamil words vallai meaning "forest" and veṭṭi meaning "expansive".

See also

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