Thirunelveli (pronounced Thiru-nel-veyli) is a town in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. The name in Tamil transliterates to "God's-paddy-field." It is located about 5 km from Jaffna. This is the location of a LTTE attack that killed 13 soldiers of the Sri Lanka Army in July 1983, triggering the Sri Lankan Civil War.

Tirunelveli, Sri Lanka
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern Province
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

See also

• Black July
• List of towns in Northern Province, Sri Lanka

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