Manewakanda Eco-Park in Anuradhapura District, features ancient Buddhist monastic ruins amid a 325-hectare evergreen forest reserve.
Manakanda Archaeological Site and Eco-Park M anakanda Archaeological Site & the Eco-Park also known as Manewakanda Forest Reserve (Sinhala: මානෑවකන්ද) is situated in Ipalogama DS Division in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. The site can be reached by travelling through the A-9 road from Kekirawa to Mihintale and taking a turn off to the site from Maradankadawala town. Manewa Kanda Forest Reserve Manewakanda is an isolated hill 378 m (1,240.16 ft. amsl) in height and its forest spreads of about 325 ha. (UNDP, 2015). The upper parts of this hill forest represent MMEF (Moist Mixed Evergreen Forest) environment (UNDP, 2015). The area receives an average annual precipitation of about 1,000-1,500 mm (Perera, 2012). The forest falls under the jurisdiction of the Forest Department. Several popular tourist attractions in the area such as Avukana , Kala Wewa , Vijithapura , Anuradhapura, Mihintale , Nachchaduwa Wewa , Ritigala , Sigiriya , and Dambulla are located in the vicinity of this forest. Manakanda Archaeological Site Ruined monument…
