• Source: Thirunelveli, Sri Lanka

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.




See also


Black July
List of towns in Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Hidangan Tamil
• Thirunelveli, Sri Lanka
• Sri Lankan civil war
• Thirunelveli massacre
• Sexual violence against Tamils in Sri Lanka
• Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
• Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka
• 1983 in Sri Lanka
• Velupillai Prabhakaran
• List of Hindu temples in Sri Lanka
• List of attacks on civilians attributed to Sri Lankan government forces