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Bolossagama Sunandarama Viharaya

Sri Sunandarama Viharaya (Sinhala: බොලොස්සගම සුනන්දාරාම විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated on the bank of Kalu Ganga  river in Bolossagama village in Kalutara District, Sri Lanka. History The building that houses the image house of this templ…

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Kumbukkan Oya

Kumbukkan Oya (Sinhala: කුඹුක්කන් ඔය; Tamil: கும்புக்கன் ஆறு) is a river in eastern Sri Lanka. It originates in the hills above Monaragala and flows a length of over 48 km before entering the Indian Ocean at Kumana (Arumugam, 1969).   River basin …

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Kirindi Oya

Kirindi Oya (Sinhala: කිරිඳි ඔය) is a river in southeast Sri Lanka. It is 118 km long (Abeysingha et al., 2017).   History The ancient name used in Pali chronicles such as Mahavamsa to identify the Kirindi Oya river was Karinda-nadi (Nicholas, …

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Ambogama Abhayagiri Purana Viharaya

Not to be confused with Abhayagiri Viharaya, Anuradhapura Abhayagiri Purana Viharaya (Sinhala: ඇබෝගම අභයගිරි පුරාණ රජමහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Ambogama village in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. History The only archaeolo…

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Menik Ganga

Menik Ganga (Sinhala: මැණික් ගඟ; Tamil: மாணிக்க ஆறு) is a perennial river in the southern semi-arid pan of Sri Lanka. Originates in the Namunukula mountain range, it flows about 50 miles (80 km) through Buttala and Kataragama before entering into …

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Kala Oya

Kala Oya (Sinhala: කලා ඔය; Tamil: கலா ஓயா) is a river in northwest Sri Lanka. It originates at Dambulla, Kandalama mountains at an elevation around 870 metres Above Mean Sea Level (Iresh, 2020; Iresh et al, 2021). In the lower reaches, a few tribu…

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Deduru Oya

Deduru Oya (Sinhala: දැදුරු ඔය; Tamil: தெதரு ஆறு) is a river in northwest Sri Lanka. It originates from the eastern border of the Central Province, flows across Kurunegala and Puttalam districts and enters into the Indian Ocean at Chilaw (Somaratn…

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Hummanaya Blowhole

Hummanaya Blowhole  is situated on a rocky cliff in Kudawella fishing village in Matara District, Sri Lanka. It is considered the second largest of the six known blowholes in the world and the only one in Sri Lanka (Abeyawardana, 2004). The rumble …

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Bahjathul Ibraheemiyya Arabic College

Bahjathul Ibraheemiyya Arabic College is an Islamic educational centre situated in Galle Fort premises in Sri Lanka. It was established by Sir Mohamed Macan Makar in 1892 (Abeyawardana, 2004).   Attribution 1)  Galle-Al Bahjathul Ibrahimiya Arabi…

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Nil Diya Pokuna in Karandagolla Cave

Karandagolla Cave or Nil Diya Pokuna (Sinhala: නිල් දිය පොකුණ) (lit: Blue Water Pond) is a tunnel and an underground cave with a pond located in Ravana Ella Sanctuary in Karandagolla near Ella in Badulla District, Sri Lanka. The pond which is …

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Thonigala Inscription (Vavuniya)

Not to be confused with Thonigala Rock Inscriptions, Anamaduwa The Thonigala Rock Inscription of the reign of King Sirimeghavanna (Sinhala: වවුනියාව තෝනිගල සෙල් ලිපිය) is found engraved on a low flat hummock of gneiss known as Thonigala (or Nag…

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