Thirunelveli, Sri Lanka

Thirunelveli (said as Thiru-nel-veyli) is a town in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. The name in Tamil means "God's-paddy-field" or farm land. It is around 5 km from Jaffna.

This is where an LTTE attack that killed 13 soldiers of the Sri Lanka Army in July 1983 took place. This started the Sri Lankan Civil War.