Valveddi Explained

Official Name:Valvetty
Native Name:Tamil: வல்வெட்டி
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sri Lanka
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Northern
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jaffna
Subdivision Type3:DS Division
Subdivision Name3:Vadamarachchi South‐West
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1.70
Timezone:Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone
Utc Offset:+5:30

Valvetty (Tamil: வல்வெட்டி|translit=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".

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