Native name: இரணைதீவு රනදූව/එරන්දූව | |
|---|---|
  Iranaitivu  Iranaitivu | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Gulf of Mannar |
| Coordinates | 9°17′31″N 79°58′54″E / 9.29194°N 79.98167°E |
| Administration | |
| Province | Northern |
| District | Kilinochchi |
| DS Division | Poonakary |
| Demographics | |
| Languages | Tamil |
| Ethnic groups | Sri Lankan Tamils |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
Iranaitivu (Tamil: இரணைதீவு, romanized: Iraṇaitīvu; Sinhala: රනදූව/එරන්දූව, romanized: Ranadūva/Erandūva)[1] is an island of Sri Lanka, located in the Gulf of Mannar and part of Kilinochchi District within the Northern Province. The site of a Sri Lanka Armed Forces base since 1992, the island is being repopulated by former inhabitants, who began returning in 2018.
- ^ "Traditional Sinhala place names in Sri Lanka and their Tamilized forms". Retrieved 12 February 2019.