| Vidattaltivu விடத்தல் தீவு |
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Vidattaltivu
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Northern |
| District | Mannar |
| DS Division | Manthai West |
| Time zone | Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC+5:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | Summer time (UTC+6) |
Vidattaltivu or Vidaththaltheevu (Tamil: விடத்தல் தீவு Vidaththal theevu,Tamil: Vidaththal theevu) is a coastal town in the Mannar District of northwest Sri Lanka. Vidattaltivu is the biggest town situated on Sri Lanka's North-Western coast (Jaffna lies on north coast) and was the major base of the Sea Tigers until recently.[1] On July 16 of 2008, the Sri Lankan military claimed to have captured this coastal town for the first time since the IPKF left Sri Lanka in 1990.[2][3]