Vidattaltivu

Vidataltivu (Tamil: விடத்தல் தீவு, Sinhala: විධත්තල්තීවූ) is a coastal town in the Mannar District of northern Sri Lanka. It was used as the base to control the Mannar coast by the sea tigers of LTTE. Vidataltivu is the largest town on Sri Lanka's northern coast and was the major base of the Sea Tigers. The Sri Lankan military claimed to have captured this coastal town for the first time since the IPKF left Sri Lanka in 1990.^[1][2]

Vidataltivu விடத்தல்தீவு විධත්තල්තීවූ
Town
Vidataltivu
Coordinates: 9°00′54″N 80°03′00″E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern
District	Mannar
DS Division	Manthai West
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6 (Summer time)

Schools

• Thuya Joseph Vaz Maha Vidyalayam
• Mn/Aligarh Maha Vidyalayam

Religious places of worship

Catholic churches

• St. James' church, Vidataltivu
• St. Mary's church Vidataltivu

Hindu temple

• Pillaiyar temple

Mosque

• Vidattaltivu Jumma Mosque(Grand Mosque)
• Vidattaltivu Thaqiya Mosque

Sport clubs

• United sports club- vidathaltivu

See also

• Battle of the Forward Defence Lines