Neduntheevu

Neduntheevu or Nedunthivu (Tamil: நெடுந்தீவு, romanized: Neṭuntīvu; ) (also known by its Dutch name Delft) is an island in the Palk Strait, northern Sri Lanka. This island is named as Delft in the Admiralty Chart. This is different because other places are in Tamil and this name is in Dutch. The island's area is 50 km² and it is oval-shaped. Its length is 8 km and its maximum width about 6 km.

Horses of Delft Island

Neduntheevu

Native name: நெடுந்தீவு ඩෙල්ෆ්ට්
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Geography
Coordinates	9°31′0″N 79°41′0″E
Administration
Sri Lanka
Province	Northern
District	Jaffna
DS Division	Delft
Demographics
Population	3,824 (2011)[1]
Languages	Tamil
Ethnic groups	Sri Lankan Tamils
Additional information
Time zone	Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC+5:30)

The island was named after the Dutch city of Delft by Rijckloff van Goens. He named all the important islands based on names of Dutch cities.

Epigraphs

Archaeologists from the Maritime Archaeology Unit (MAU) of Central Cultural Fund (CCF) found two Tamil epigraphs, or old writing in rock from 1300-1400. They also found one Sinhala Prakrit epigraph from 0-100 AD.

References

1. "Population by sex and GN". Sri Lankan Census of Population and Housing. 2012. p. 155. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2022-09-28.