Valvettithurai
（重定向自Valvai）
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Valvettithurai or VVT (Tamil:வல்வெட்டித்துறை Valveṭṭittuṟai; Sinhalese:වල්වෙට්ටිතුරෙයි) is a town of Jaffna District on the northeast coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in Northern Province, Sri Lanka governed by an Urban Council of the same name. The town has a population of 18,000. Valvettithurai was historically known as a seafaring town and its olden shipping trade.