- Allaippiddi
Allaippiddi or Allaipiddy ( _ta. அல்லைப்பிட்டி) is a village within the Velanai Island in the
Jaffna peninsula withinSri Lanka 's Northern Province.Geography
Allaipiddy is strategically located on the causeway from
Jaffna towards islets ofVelani andKayts through Pannai bridge. AfterMandaitivu , past the abandonedaluminum factory, lies a largeSri Lanka Navy garrison, 500 meters from Allaipiddy. [cite news |first=Anto |last=Akkara |title=Peace deferred |url=http://www.cwmission.org.uk/features/default.cfm?FeatureID=3074 |publisher=Council for World Mission |date=2007-06-21 |accessdate=2007-08-24]Demography
Most residents of the village are
Sri Lankan Tamils and the majority areRoman Catholics . In May 2006, the population was estimated to be around 800. [cite news |first=Dumeetha |last=Luthra |title=Allaipiddy villagers flee |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2006/05/060520_fleeing.shtml |work=BBC |date=2006-05-20 |accessdate=2007-08-24] However, at least 150 residents fled the village after theAllaipiddy massacre ofMay 13 ,2006 . [cite news |first=Dumeetha |last=Luthra |title=Sri Lanka villagers flee massacre |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5000920.stm |work=BBC |date=2006-05-20 |accessdate=2007-08-24]ee also
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Allaipiddy massacre
*St. Philip Neri Church bombing References
External links
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CE/31/Allaippiddi.html Map and location of Allaippiddi]
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