Karaitivu (Jaffna)
Karaitivu (Tamil: காரைதீவு, romanized: Kāraitīvu; Sinhala: කරදූව Karaḍoova) is an island off the coast of Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka, located approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of the city of Jaffna. Karaitivu means "the island of karai shrubs" in Tamil and is derived from the Tamil words karai (Webera tetrandra, a thorny shrub from the family Rubiaceae) and tivu (island). Known as Amsterdam during Dutch colonial rule, the island has an area of 22.95 square kilometres (8.86 sq mi). The island is divided into nine village officer divisions whose combined population was 9,576 at the 2012 census.
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Karaitivu (Jaffna)
Karaitivu (Tamil: காரைதீவு, romanized: Kāraitīvu; Sinhala: කරදූව Karaḍoova) is an island off the coast of Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka, located approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of the city of Jaffna. Karaitivu means "the island of karai shrubs" in Tamil and is derived from the Tamil words karai (Webera tetrandra, a thorny shrub from the family Rubiaceae) and tivu (island). Known as Amsterdam during Dutch colonial rule, the island has an area of 22.95 square kilometres (8.86 sq mi). The island is divided into nine village officer divisions whose combined population was 9,576 at the 2012 census.
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Karaitivu (en tamil: காரைதீவு ...... Jaffna, en la Provincia Norte.
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Карайтиву (там. காரைதீவு) — ос ...... ное поселение на Карайтиву — .
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Karaitivu (Tamil: காரைதீவு, ro ...... was 9,576 at the 2012 census.
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Karaitivu (en tamil: காரைதீவு ...... Jaffna, en la Provincia Norte.
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