Analativu
Sign in to saveAnalaitivu (; Annaladūva) is an island off the coast of Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka, located approximately west of the city of Jaffna. Known as Rotterdam during Dutch colonial rule, the island has an area of . The island is divided into two Village Officer Divisions (Analaitivu North and Analaitivu South) whose combined population was 1,781 at the 2012 census.
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- Sri Lanka
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- Northern
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- Jaffna
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Analaitivu (; Annaladūva) is an island off the coast of Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka, located approximately west of the city of Jaffna. Known as Rotterdam during Dutch colonial rule, the island has an area of . The island is divided into two Village Officer Divisions (Analaitivu North and Analaitivu South) whose combined population was 1,781 at the 2012 census.
Analaitivu is divided into seven wards, each corresponding to a major settlement. There are a number of Hindu temples and a few churches on the island. It has no causeway connecting it to the mainland or other islands but is served by a ferry service from the village Kayts on the neighbouring island of Velanaitivu.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Analativu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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