Thirunelveli, Sri Lanka

For the city in India, see Tirunelveli.

Thirunelveli (pronounced Thinna-veli) is a town in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. The name in Tamil transliterates to "sacred paddy hedge". It is located about 5 km from Jaffna. This was the location of a LTTE attack that killed 13 soldiers of the Sri Lanka Army in July 1983, triggering the Sri Lankan Civil War.^[1]

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