Nelliady

Nelliady is a town in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka.

After many coastal areas of Sri Lanka were devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami many people settled further inland, in towns including Nelliady.

Nelliady is also known as the place where the LTTE's first Black Tiger Captain Miller drove an explosive laden truck on Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troops garrisoned at Nelliyadi Central College, killing himself and between 39 and 100 Sri Lankan soldiers on 5th July 1987.

Hence, Nelliady (நெல்லியடி) can be translated as 'the locality of the Nelli tree'.

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