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| '''Valvettithurai''' or '''VVT''' is a small coastal village on the northeast coast of the ] Peninsula in ]'s north. Its original name is Valvettithurai (val-vet-ti-thu-rai). The toponymic origin of this name is believed to be from Vaeli-Vaeti-thora, where 'Vaeli' in Sinhala means 'sand', and 'vaeti' means 'approach road'. The word 'thora' is related to the Sanskrit 'Thitha' and means a 'portal' to the sea (the name is found in the Dutch East India company records). It was here the ] leader ] was born. The population is Catholic or Hindu. The main industry is farming and fishing. | '''Valvettithurai''' or '''VVT''' is a small coastal village on the northeast coast of the ] Peninsula in ]'s north. Its original name is Valvettithurai (val-vet-ti-thu-rai). The toponymic origin of this name is believed to be from Vaeli-Vaeti-thora, where 'Vaeli' in Sinhala means 'sand', and 'vaeti' means 'approach road'. The word 'thora' is related to the Sanskrit 'Thitha' and means a 'portal' to the sea (the name is found in the Dutch East India company records). It was here the ] leader ] was born. The population is ] or ]. The main industry is farming and fishing. The main industry before the start of the ] was smuggling in contraband and illegal Tamil immigrants into ] from ]. | ||
| The town is near the river called ]. This is named after Karunagaran Thondaman, a Chola minister who came to Sri Lanka to procure salt. The mouth of the river has the famous ] temple called ] built in the 16th century. It has a spiritual connection with the southern most holiest place in Sri Lanka called ] Temple. | The town is near the river called ]. This is named after Karunagaran Thondaman, a ] minister who came to Sri Lanka to procure salt. The mouth of the river has the famous ] temple called ] built in the 16th century. It has a spiritual connection with the southern most holiest place in Sri Lanka called ] Temple. | ||
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Valvettithurai or VVT is a small coastal village on the northeast coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in Sri Lanka's north. Its original name is Valvettithurai (val-vet-ti-thu-rai). The toponymic origin of this name is believed to be from Vaeli-Vaeti-thora, where 'Vaeli' in Sinhala means 'sand', and 'vaeti' means 'approach road'. The word 'thora' is related to the Sanskrit 'Thitha' and means a 'portal' to the sea (the name is found in the Dutch East India company records). It was here the LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was born. The population is Catholic or Hindu. The main industry is farming and fishing. The main industry before the start of the Sri Lankan Civil War was smuggling in contraband and illegal Tamil immigrants into Sri Lanka from India.
The town is near the river called Thondaman Aru. This is named after Karunagaran Thondaman, a Chola minister who came to Sri Lanka to procure salt. The mouth of the river has the famous Skanda temple called Selva Sannithy built in the 16th century. It has a spiritual connection with the southern most holiest place in Sri Lanka called Kataragama Temple.
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- The Civil Wars of Sri Lanka during 13th to 15th Century
- Wars waged for the Possession of the Tooth Relic
- A Brief History of Jaffna Kingdom
- The Vallipuram Buddha Image
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9°49′N 80°10′E / 9.817°N 80.167°E / 9.817; 80.167
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