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Not to be confused with Tissa Wewa, (Tissamaharama) Tissa Wewa (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර තිසා වැව) is a reservoir situated in Anuradhapura District, Sri…

Nuwara Wewa (lit: The City Tank; Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර නුවර වැව) is a reservoir in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the east side o…

Yudaganawa Wewa (Sinhala: යුධගනාව වැව) is a reservoir situated in Monaragala District, Sri Lanka. The ancient Yudaganawa Stupa is located near th…

Not to be confused with Vilgam Vehera (Trincomalee) Velgam Vehera  (Sinhala: වෙල්ගම් වෙහෙර) is a ruined Buddhist temple situated near Mahawewa (Tam…

Kawatayamuna Viharaya (Photo credit: Chameen Senarathne, Google Street View) Kawatayamuna Viharaya (Sinhala: කවටයාමුණ විහාරය) is a Buddhist temp…

Dalukgolla Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: දලුක්ගොල්ල විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Ampitiya village in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. History …

Matara Bodhiya (Sinhala: මාතර බෝධිය; Tamil: மாதாரா போ மரம்) is a sacred Bodhi tree ( Ficus religiosa ) situated in the middle of Matara town, Sri…

Weherahena Viharaya , also known as Veherahena Poorwarama Viharaya (Sinhala: මාතර වෙහෙරහේන විහාරය), is a Buddhist temple situated in Matara Distri…

Motagedara Sri Sumangalarama Purana Viharaya (Sinhala: මොටාගෙදර ශ්‍රී සුමංගලාරාමය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Motagedara village in Matara Di…

Kahatapitiya Mosque (Sinhala: කහටපිටිය පල්ලිය) is an orthodox Muslim Mosque near Gampola town in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. History The history of …

Masjid Al Abrar , also known as Buhari Mosque (Sinhala: බේරුවල බුහාරි පල්ලිය, මස්ජිදුල් අබ්රාර්), is a Muslim Mosque located in Beruwala in Kalutar…

Minneriya Reservoir or Minneriya Wewa (Sinhala: මින්නේරිය වැව) is a low-land shallow irrigation tank situated in Minneriya National Park in  Polo…

Richmond Castle (Sinhala: රිච්මන්ඩ් කාසල්) is a two-storied castle-like mansion located in Kalutara District, Sri Lanka. Presently this building is…

Pidurutalagala or Mount Pedro (Sinhala: පිදුරුතලාගල; Tamil: பிதுருதலாகலை) Piduruthalagala , is the tallest mountain in Sri Lanka. Situated to the …

Wewurukannala Purana Viharaya , also known as Wewurukannala Budu Rajamaha Vehera (Sinhala: වැවුරුකන්නල පුරාණ විහාරය, වැවුරුකන්නල බුදු රජමහ වෙහෙර) i…

Dondra Head Lighthouse (Sinhala: දෙවුන්දර තුඩුව ප්‍රදීපාගාරය) is one of the lighthouses in Sri Lanka. It is located in Dondra Head (local name: Dev…