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 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.

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