What is "alaveddy"

Alaveddy 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. Nearby villages are Uduvil,Chunnakam, Makiyappiddy, Sankuveli and Siruvilan. The nearest town is Sandilipay.