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Vidataltivu
விடத்தல்தீவு විධත්තල්තීවූ | |
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Town | |
  Vidataltivu | |
| Coordinates: 9°00′54″N 80°03′00″E / 9.01500°N 80.05000°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Northern |
| District | Mannar |
| DS Division | Manthai West |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (Summer time) |
Vidataltivu (Tamil: விடத்தல் தீவு, Sinhala: විධත්තල්තීවූ) is a coastal town in the Mannar District of northern Sri Lanka. It was used as the base to control the Mannar coast by the sea tigers of LTTE. Vidataltivu is the largest town on Sri Lanka's northern coast and was the major base of the Sea Tigers. The Sri Lankan military claimed to have captured this coastal town for the first time since the IPKF left Sri Lanka in 1990.[1][2]
- ^ "Sri Lanka military captures key northern town - govt". Reuters. Jul 16, 2008. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- ^ "Sri Lankan troops capture rebel base in north". Xinhua. 2008-07-16. Archived from the original on July 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-16.