Valvetty ( ta, வல்வெட்டி, translit=Valveṭṭy), is a small town in
Jaffna District in the northeast region of the
Jaffna Peninsula in
Northern Province, Sri Lanka
The Northern Province ( ta, வட மாகாணம் ''Vaṭa Mākāṇam''; si, උතුරු පළාත ''Uturu Paḷāta'') is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country. The province ...
. It is located south of the larger town of
Valvettithurai, and northeast of the small town of
Udupiddy
Udupiddy is a small town in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic ...
.
Etymology
The name ''Valvetty'' derives from the two
Tamil words ''vallai'' meaning "forest" and ''veṭṭi'' meaning "expansive".
See also
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List of towns in Northern Province, Sri Lanka
External links
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Towns in Jaffna District
Vadamarachchi South West DS Division
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