Kandalama is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. Kandalama is flagged by two

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world heritage sites - the 1st Century BC

Dambulla cave temple Dambulla cave temple ( si, දඹුල්ල රජ මහා විහාරය, Dam̆būlla Raja Maha Vihāraya; ta, தம்புள்ளை பொற்கோவில், Tampuḷḷai Poṟkōvil) also known as the Golden Temple of Dam ...

and the 5th Century AD

Sigiriya Sigiriya or Sinhagiri (''Lion Rock'' si, සීගිරිය, ta, சிகிரியா/சிங்ககிரி, pronounced see-gi-ri-yə) is an ancient rock fortress located in the northern Matale District near the town of Dambull ...

rock fortress. Kandalama is also home for Kaludiya Pokuna Archeological Forest and one of Sri Lanka's first five star hotels, Heritance Kandalama from where you can enjoy the beauty of UNESCO world heritages sites: the 2000 years old cave temple at Dambulla and the Sigiriya Rock Fortress. The ancient irrigation tank built by King Vasabha, 1700 years ago is situated at Kandalama. Nestling at the foot of Ereulagala 696m (above M.S.L) and Dikkandahena 618m (above M.S.L), the village is situated at the northern end of the Matale hills, and the beginning of the dry plains. The village lies on the border of the intermediate and dry zones. File:Kaludiya pokuna.jpg,

Kaludiya Pokuna Forest Kaludiya Pokuna Archeological Forest Site (කළුදිය පොකුණ පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය), is a forest with archeological remains in Kandalama, in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka. The site has been handed over t ...

at Kandalama File:Kandalama forest.jpg, Kandalama forest in at Kaludiya Pokuna

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Populated places in Matale District {{MataleDistrict-geo-stub

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