Analaitivu (; ''Annaladūva'') is an

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off the coast of

Jaffna peninsula The Jaffna Peninsula (, or ) is a region in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is home to the capital city of the province, Jaffna, and comprises much of the former land mass of the medieval Jaffna Kingdom. The peninsula was historically ...

in northern

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, located approximately west of the city of

Jaffna Jaffna (, ; , ) is the capital city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka, Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a Jaffna Peninsula, peninsula of the same name. With a population o ...

. 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

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temples and a few churches on the island. It has no

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connecting it to the mainland or other islands but is served by a

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service from

Kayts Kayts ('','' ), is one of the important small island off the coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. There are a number of other villages within the Kayts Island such as Allaippiddi, Mankumpan, Velanai, Saravanai, Puliyankoodal ...

on the neighbouring island of

Velanaitivu Velanai Island (), also known as ''Leiden'' in Dutch, is a small island off the coast of Jaffna Peninsula in the north of Sri Lanka. There are a number of villages within the island, such as Allaipiddy, Mankumpan, Velanai, Saravanai, Puliyankoo ...

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* Islands of Jaffna District Island North DS Division {{NorthernLK-geo-stub