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Kayts (Ūrkāvaṟtuṟai, Sinhala: කයිට්ස්, kayiṭs), is a village on Velanai Island, off the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. There are a number of other villages on the island such as Allaippiddi, Mankumpan, Velanai, Saravanai, Puliyankoodal, Suruvil, Naranthanai, Karampon and Melinchimunai.

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

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