Randenigala Reservoir Randenigala Dam (Sinhala: රන්දෙණිගල ජලාශය), is a major reservoir situated within Victoria Randenigala Rantembe Sanctuary in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. It has the highest capacity out of the other reservoirs within the Upper …
Aradunu Falls (Sinhala: අරදුනු ඇල්ල) is a waterfall close to Passara in Badulla District, Sri Lanka. The fall is roughly 30 m (98.42 ft.) in height and is formed by Loggal Oya, a stream originating from Namunukula Mountain Range and ends at Loggalo…
Ibbankatuwa Wewa , also known as Dambulu Oya Reservoir (Sinhala: ඉබ්බන්කටුව වැව, දඹුලු ඔය ජලාශය) is a perennial reservoir in Matale District, Sri Lanka ( Weerathilake et al., 2007 ). The famous Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Cemetery is located south of …
Lihiniyagala Len Viharaya (Sinhala: ලිහිණියාගල ලෙන් විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple in Saresumthanna within the boundary of Victoria Randenigala Rantembe Sanctuary in Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. Situated in the Belihul Oya valley, the temple i…
Not to be confused with Ancient Kadadora Kadadora Viharaya (Sinhala: කොත්මලේ කඩදොර විහාරය), was a Buddhist temple located in the village of Kadadora in Kotmale in Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. The temple no longer exists as it was abandoned t…
Pedro Bungalow , also known as Peduru Bungalow (Sinhala: නුවරඑළිය පේදුරු බංගලාව), is a plantation house located a few kilometres away in the northeast of Nuwara Eliya town, Sri Lanka. History Pedro Estate is notable for producing branded varieties…
Gamini Central College (Sinhala: නුවරඑළිය ගාමිණී මධ්ය මහා විද්යාලය) is a government National School situated in the middle of Nuwara Eliya town, Sri Lanka. History The school was established in a small building on 7 May 1926 and became a Mah…
Moon Plains , also known as Sandathenna (Sinhala: නුවරඑළිය සඳතැන්න) is an agricultural and environmental tourism zone located just off the Nuwara Eliya City in Sri Lanka. The site is well recognized for its rich biodiversity and high level of end…
Galway's Land National Park (Sinhala: ගැල්වේස්ලන්ඩ් ජාතික වනෝද්යානය; Tamil: கல்வே நில தேசிய வனம்) is a national park situated in Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. It is the smallest national park in the country. The site was declared a sanctu…
Shri Bhakta Hanuman Kovil (Sinhala: රම්බොඩ හනුමාන් කෝවිල) is a Hindu temple situated in Tawalantenne near Ramboda town in Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. It is dedicated to God Hanuman, one of the deities in the Hindu pantheon. Hanuman is one of…
Devon Bungalow (Sinhala: ඩෙවොන් බංගලාව), is an old mansion in the east of Dimbula town in Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. Located on Talawakelle-Dimbula Road in front of the viewpoint of Devon Falls , it presently serves as a holiday bungalow. …
Photo credit: Google Street View Sri Gayathri Peedam , also known as Gayatri Kovil or Sri Lankatheeswarar Temple (Sinhala: නුවර එළිය ගයත්රී කෝවිල) is a Hindu temple situated near Nuwara Eliya town, Sri Lanka. It is dedicated to Goddess Gayat…
Holy Trinity Church (Sinhala: ශුද්ධ ත්රිත්ව දේවස්ථානය, නුවරඑළිය) is an Anglican church situated in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. It is considered the oldest Anglican church in the city (Abeyawardana, 2004). History The history of this church runs bac…
St. Benedict's Monastery , popularly known by its former name Adisham Bungalow/Hall (Sinhala: එඩිෂම් බංගලාව; Tamil: அடிசம் ஓரடுக்கு மனை), is a country house situated west of Haputale town in Badulla District, Sri Lanka. Belonging to the Sylves…
Thangamale Sanctuary (Sinhala: තංගමලේ අභයභූමිය) is a sanctuary famous for birds watching situated west of Haputale town in Badulla District, Sri Lanka. It has 131 hectares of land declared as a protected area on 27 May 1938 at the behest of the te…
Mount Vernon Falls is a waterfall in Dimbula close to Talawakelle in Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. It is situated in the middle of Mount Vernon Tea Estate which is not far from the famous Devon Falls and St. Clair's Falls . The fall is abo…
Single Tree Hill , also known as One Tree Hill (Sinhala: සිංගල් ට්රී හිල්), is the tenth tallest mountain in Sri Lanka. Situated in Nuwara Eliya District, the mountain rises to an altitude of 2,100 meters (6,889.76 ft.) above mean sea level (Vith…
Not to be confused with Kotmale Hydropower Project The Upper Kotmale Hydropower Project , also known as Upper Kotmale Dam/Reservoir (Sinhala: ඉහළ කොත්මලේ ජලාශය), is a major hydropower project located in Talawakelle in Nuwara Eliya District, Sri L…
Great Western Mountain (Sinhala: ග්රේට් වෙස්ටර්න් කන්ද), is the seventh tallest mountain in Sri Lanka. Situated in Nuwara Eliya District, the mountain rises to an altitude of 2,216 meters (7,270 ft.) above mean sea level (Vithanage, 1988). The re…
Kudahagala also known as Agrabopat Hill (Sinhala: කුඩහගල කන්ද, අග්රබෝපත්කන්ද), is the fourth tallest mountain in Sri Lanka. Situated in Nuwara Eliya District, the mountain rises to an altitude of 2,320 meters (7,610 ft.) above mean sea level (Vit…
Hakgala (Sinhala: හක්ගල කන්ද), is the eighth tallest mountain in Sri Lanka. Situated on the boundary of Nuwara Eliya and Badulla districts, the mountain rises to an altitude of 2,170 meters (7,120 ft.) above mean sea level (Vithanage, 1988). The m…
Vidurupola Sri Piyathissa Pirivena (Sinhala: විදුරුපොල ශ්රී පියතිස්ස පිරිවෙන් විද්යායතනය) Veedurupola is a Buddhist temple situated in Gawaragammana village near Keppetipola town in Badulla District, Sri Lanka. It presently serves as a monastic …
Rukmal Ella Falls (Sinhala: රුක්මල් ඇල්ල) is a 20 m (65.61 ft.) high waterfall located on the roadside of Bulathkohupitiya-Dolosbage road near Dedugala village in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka (Kautzsch, 1983). Created by a tributary rising from the…
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