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Agalagama
Agalagama is a village in Belihuloya Belihuloya is a village in the Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. It is approximately south-east of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of above sea level. This hillside location is a climatically transitional area, li ..., Sri Lanka. Populated places in Sabaragamuwa Province {{SriLanka-geo-stub Its vary beautiful village one side "belihuloya" river, other side "Hagala" mountain and "Samanala wewa Lake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belihuloya
Belihuloya is a village in the Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. It is approximately south-east of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of above sea level. This hillside location is a climatically transitional area, linking both the dry and wet zones and the hill and low country. Belihuloya, is derived from the Belih Oya ("Oya" being the Sinhala word for river), which flows through the area. Transport It is located on Colombo Batticaloa Hwy. Natural attractions The area around Belihuloya contains a number of waterfalls, including: Pahanthuda Ella(also known as Galagama Ella) - The base of this waterfall is shaped like an oil lamp. The name Pahanthuda is derived from the Sinhala word “pahana” for lamp. It is located approximately from Belihuloya. * Bambarakanda Ella (also known as Bambarakele Ella) - The highest waterfall in Sri Lanka, it is in height and ranks as the 299th highest waterfall in the world. It is located approximately from Beli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and financial centre. Sri Lanka has a population of around 22 million (2020) and is a multinational state, home to diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities. The Sinhalese are the majority of the nation's population. The Tamils, who are a large minority group, have also played an influential role in the island's history. Other long established groups include the Moors, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
