Vidattaltivu

Vidataltivu

விடத்தல்தீவு
විධත්තල්තීවූ
Vidataltivu விடத்தல்தீவு ; විධත්තල්තීවූ
Town
	Vidataltivu
	Coordinates: 9°00′54″N 80°03′00″E / 9.01500°N 80.05000°E / 9.01500; 80.05000
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)

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]

Schools

Mn/St Josepvaz Maha Vidyalayam, Vidataltivu
Mn/Aligarh Maha Vidyalayam, Vidataltivu

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

West United sports club vidathaltivu

References

^ "Sri Lanka military captures key northern town - govt". Reuters. Jul 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
^ "Sri Lankan troops capture rebel base in north". Xinhua. 2008-07-16. Archived from the original on July 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-16.

External links

Vidataltivu Nature Reserve at Google Maps

9°00′54″N 80°03′00″E / 9.015°N 80.050°E / 9.015; 80.050

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[Sri_Lanka_military_captures_key_northern_town_-_govt-1] "Sri Lanka military captures key northern town - govt". Reuters. Jul 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-16.

[Sri_Lankan_troops_capture_rebel_base_in_north-2] "Sri Lankan troops capture rebel base in north". Xinhua. 2008-07-16. Archived from the original on July 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-16.