Thirunelveli, Sri Lanka

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Tirunelveli, Sri Lanka
CountryFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Province Northern Province
Time zone UTC+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 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]

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  1. "That massacre upon massacre". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2025-01-14.

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