Allaippiddi

Allaippiddi
அல்லைப்பிட்டி
අලපිටිය
Village
Allaippiddi is located in Northern Province
Allaippiddi
Allaippiddi
Location within Northern Province
Coordinates: 9°37′0″N 79°58′0″E / 9.61667°N 79.96667°E / 9.61667; 79.96667
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern Province
DistrictJaffna District
DS DivisionIslands South

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.[circular reference]

Geography

Allaipiddy is strategically located on the causeway from Jaffna via the Pannai bridge. After Mandaitivu, past the abandoned aluminium factory, lies a Sri Lanka Navy garrison approximately 500 m from Allaipiddy.

Demography

Most residents of the village are Sri Lankan Tamils and the majority are Roman Catholics. 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.

Notable residents

References

  1. ↑ "Allaippiddi – Wikipedia". Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Socio-economics status of fishermen of Allaipiddy village, Jaffna" (PDF). Vingnanam Journal of Science. 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Socio-economics status of fishermen of Allaipiddy village, Jaffna" (PDF). Vingnanam Journal of Science. 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Luthra, Dumeetha (2006-05-20). "Allaipiddy villagers flee". BBC. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Luthra, Dumeetha (2006-05-20). "Sri Lanka villagers flee massacre". BBC. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
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