| Official Name: | Tirunelveli, Sri Lanka |
| Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka Northern Province |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Timezone: | Sri Lanka Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
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.