Allaippiddi or Allaipiddy ( ta, அல்லைப்பிட்டி, si, අලපිටිය Alapitiya) is a village within the
Velanai Island
Velanai Island ( ta, வேலணை), also known as ''Leiden'' in Dutch, is a small island off the coast of Jaffna Peninsula in the North of Sri Lanka.
There are number of villages within the island such as Allaipiddy, Mankumpan, Velanai, ...
in the
Jaffna peninsula within
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
's
Northern Province.
Geography
Allaipiddy is strategically located on the causeway from
Jaffna
Jaffna (, ) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138 in 2012, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th mos ...
towards islets of
Velanai and
Kayts
Kayts ( ta, ஊர்காவற்துறை, translit=Ūrkāvaṟtuṟai'','' ), is one of the important villages in Velanai Island which is a small island off the coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. There are number of othe ...
through Pannai bridge. After
Mandaitivu, past the abandoned
aluminum
Aluminium (aluminum in American and Canadian English) is a chemical element with the symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than those of other common metals, at approximately one third that of steel. It h ...
factory, lies a large
Sri Lanka Navy
ta, இலங்கை கடற்படை
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, image_size = 180px
, caption = Emblem of Sri Lanka Navy
, dates =
, c ...
garrison, from Allaipiddy.
Demography
Most residents of the village are
Sri Lankan Tamils and the majority are
Roman Catholics
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
. In May 2006, the population was estimated to be around 800.
At least 150 residents fled the village after the
Allaipiddy massacre of May 13, 2006.
Personalities
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Vinayakamoorthy, farmer and father, was born in Allaipiddy
*
Antonythasan Jesuthasan
Antonythasan Jesuthasan ( ta, அந்தோனிதாசன் யேசுதாசன்; born 1967), also known by the pseudonym Shobasakthi ( ta, ஷோபா சக்தி), is a Sri Lankan Tamil author and actor.
Early life and fami ...
, author and actor, was born in Allaipiddy.
See also
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Allaipiddy massacre
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St. Philip Neri Church bombing
The St. Philip Neri Church shelling occurred when St. Philip Neri Church in Allaipiddy village, off the coast of Sri Lanka's Jaffna Peninsula, was shelled on August 13, 2006, allegedly by the Sri Lankan Army. The attack killed at least 15 people ...
References
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Villages in Jaffna District
Island South DS Division