Tam: வல்வெட்டித்துறை valveṭṭittuṟai – Sin: වල්වෙට්ටිතුරෙයි valveṭṭitureyi
‘Forest Path Harbour’ NP, Sri Lanka
From Tam: vallai, ‘thicket, forest’; vetti, ‘way, path’; and Sin/Tam: tara/tura/thurai, ‘seaport, harbour’.
The Vadamarachchi lagoon or Thondamannar lagoon forms a long corridor of palmyra palms, coconut trees, grassland, arid scrubland and open forest.
Valvettithurai (a.k.a. VVT or Valvai) has long been an important harbour for trade, fishing and smuggling.
Children with Fishing Nets, Valvettithurai Adam Jones