Karaveddy

Karaveddy
Karaveddy ; கரவெட்டி; කරවෙඩ්ඩිය
	Town
	Karaveddy
	Coordinates: 9°48′0″N 80°12′0″E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern
District	Jaffna
DS Division	Vadamarachchi South‐West

Karaveddy is a town located 7 km from the City of Point Pedro, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. In local Tamil Language it translates to Coastal Strip, although it is few km from the coast.

Karaveddy is the birthplace of many popular personalities like V.K.Sittampalam, the first SriLankan Post Master general, P. Kandiah, the first and only Communist Member of Parliament elected to represent Point Pedro electorate, M. Sivasithamparam, M.P for Uduppiddy & Nallur and the Deputy Speaker of Sri Lankan Parliament, S. Sivagnanasundaram, the Editor of "Chiriththiran" magazine, Prof. K. Sivathamby, Ceylon's (Sri Lanka) famous grapes vineyard owner, V.S.Thamotharampillai and many others.

"Karavai Velan Kovai" is an ancient literary work dedicated to a feudal landlord lived in Karaveddy. "Karavai" is a shortened name of this village.

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