Thirunelveli, Sri Lanka
Place in Northern Province, Sri Lanka
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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]
