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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Nilaveli
| native_name = {{lang|ta|நிலாவெளி}}<br>{{lang|si|නිල්වැල්ල}}
| settlement_type = [[Town]]
| image_skyline = Nillaveli Beach.JPG
| image_alt = Nillaveli Beach
| image_caption = Nillaveli Beach
| pushpin_map = Sri Lanka
| subdivision_type = [[List of countries|Country]]
| subdivision_name = [[Sri Lanka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Sri Lanka|Province]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Eastern Province, Sri Lanka|Eastern]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Sri Lanka|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Trincomalee District|Trincomalee]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[Divisional Secretariats of Sri Lanka|DS Division]]
| subdivision_name4 = Kuchchaveli
| coordinates = {{coord|8|41|0|N|81|12|0|E|region:LK|display=inline}}
}}

'''Nilaveli''' ({{langx|ta|நிலாவெளி|translit=Nilāveḷi}}; {{langx|si|නිල්වැල්ල|translit=Nilvælla}}) is a [[seaside resort|coastal resort town]] and suburb of the [[Trincomalee District]], [[Sri Lanka]] located 16 km northwest of the city of [[Trincomalee]]. A historically popular Tamil village and tourist destination of the district alongside the nearby [[Uppuveli]], the numbers of visitors declined following the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|2004 Indian Ocean tsunami]] and [[Sri Lankan civil war|Sri Lankan Civil War]], but have risen again since 2010.
[[Pigeon Island National Park]], one of the two marine national parks of the region is situated 1 km off the coast of Nilaveli, its many species of vegetation, coral and reef fish contributing to Nilaveli's rich [[biodiversity]].

==Etymology==
Pronounced "Nilāveli", "Nilā" extolls the night's [[moon]]-shine over the "vèli", a [[Sri Lankan Tamil dialects|Sri Lankan Tamil language]] term for [[land]] or open-space.

==History==
===10th century inscription===
The 10th century CE Tamil Nilaveli inscriptions mention the [[Koneswaram temple]] as having received a land grant in the Tamil country of one thousand seven hundred and ten acres (two hundred and fifty four ''vèli'') of dry and wet land to meet its daily expenses - revealing the temple's role in providing various services to the local community by 900-1000 CE.<ref name="jots">{{cite book | title =Journal of Tamil studies | publisher = International Association of Tamil Research, International Institute of Tamil Studies| year = 1980 | location = Tamil Nadu |issue=17–18 |issn = 0022-4855|page=33|oclc=1773647}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1= Pathmanathan|first1=S.|author-link=S. Pathmanathan|year=1978 |title= The Kingdom of Jaffna|publisher=University of London/Colombo : Arul M. Rajendran |volume=1 |pages= 56 |oclc= 6530926 |quote=The Nilaveli inscription describes the land grant to the Maccakesvaram (another name for Koneswaram) temple of Konamamalai from the localities Urakirikamam, Kirikanta and Kirikamam}}</ref>

==See also==

*[[Koneswaram temple]]
*[[Uppuveli]] - Trincomalee District
*[[Kankesanthurai]] - [[Jaffna District]]
*[[Pasikudah]] - [[Batticaloa District]]
*[[Kalkudah]] - [[Batticaloa District]]
*[[Arugam Bay]] - [[Ampara District]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite journal| last = Gunasingham | first = S. | title = A Tamil slab inscription at Nilaveli| publisher = The Ceylon Journal of the Humanities | volume=1|issue=1|year = 1975 | location = Colombo |pages=61–71}}

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[[Category:Seaside resorts in Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Towns in Trincomalee District]]
[[Category:Kuchchaveli DS Division]]

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Nilaveli - Revision history

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