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Iranaitivu (Iraṇaitīvu, Sinhala: රනදූව/එරන්දූව, Ranadūva/Erandūva) 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.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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