Alaveddy (Tamil: அளவெட்டி, Sinhala: ඇලවැද්ද Alavedda) is an area of South-West Valigamam (Valikamam) Division, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. It consists of five village tracts: Alaveddy North, Alaveddy Centre, Alaveddy East, Alaveddy South and Alaveddy West.[1] Nearby villages are Chunnakam, Makiyappiddy, Sankuveli and Siruvilan. The nearest town is Sandilipay.
The area has a number of temples, such as the Shri Kumbalavalai Ganesha Temple. Like most of Jaffa District Alaveddy was a center for Tamil resistance to the Sri lankan government from 1976 to 2009.[2]