Thirunelveli, Sri Lanka

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Tirunelveli, Sri Lanka
Country Sri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern Province
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

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.

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