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Allaippiddi
Village in Sri Lanka From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Allaippiddi or Allaipiddy (Tamil: அல்லைப்பிட்டி, Sinhala: අලපිටිය Alapitiya) is a village on Velanai Island off the coast of the Jaffna peninsula in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province.[1]
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Geography
Allaipiddy is strategically located on the causeway from Jaffna towards the islets of Velanai and Kayts via the Pannai bridge. After Mandaitivu, past the abandoned aluminium factory, lies a Sri Lanka Navy garrison approximately 500 m from Allaipiddy.[2]
Demography
Most residents of the village are Sri Lankan Tamils and the majority are Roman Catholics.[3] The population was estimated at around 800 in May 2006, and at least 150 residents fled the village after the Allaipiddy massacre of 13 May 2006.[4][5]
Personalities
- Antonythasan Jesuthasan, author and actor, was born in Allaipiddy, Velanai Island, Northern Province.[6]
References
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