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Discover Morakanda in Sri Lanka
Morakanda in the region of North Central is a town located in Sri Lanka - some 104 mi or ( 167 km ) North-East of Colombo , the country's capital .
Local time in Morakanda is now 11:53 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Ulpothwewa, Trincomalee, Timbiriwewa, Tamarakulama, and Siyabalagaswewa. When in this area, you might want to check out Ulpothwewa . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Morakanda ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Sigiriya Góra na Sri Lance
Sigiriya Góra na Sri Lance ..
Enlightenment, Sri Lanka, Episode 37
We travel to ancient ruins and the holy places of Sri Lanka in search of enlightenment, or the next best thing ..
Incentive Travel - Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
Sigirija (w wolnym tłumaczeniu "Lwia Skała") - stanowisko archeologiczne w Sri Lance, znajdują się tam ruiny starożytnego pałacu i twierdzy zbudowanych podczas panowania króla Kassapy (473--491) na sz ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Habarana
Habarana is a small city in the Anuradhapura District of Sri Lanka. The city is famed for its chain of high class tourist resorts. Habarana is a popular tourist destination for safari lovers as it is the starting point for safaris in the nearby Habarana jungle and the Minneriya sanctuary which is heavily populated by elephants. Elephant back riding is also an attraction in this small city.
Located at 8.03 80.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Minneriya
Minneriya is a small town in Sri Lanka, and is famous for two things, for the great Minneriya lake build by King Mahasen and for the Minneriya National Park which is a hot spot for safari lovers because of the abandons of Elephants. Furthermore it is situated near Habarana which have some high class hotels for tourists and some famous world heritage sites like Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Sigiriya which are relatively close to Minneriya.
Located at 8.03 80.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Minneriya Garrison
The Minneriya Garrison is a common name used for collection of military bases of the Sri Lanka Army located in and around the Minneriya in the North Central Province. It is home to the several training centers of the army, including the Infantry Training Centre and has a detachment of the Sri Lanka Artillery. SLAF Hingurakgoda is situated in close proximity.
Located at 8.04 80.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Daganapothaha
Daganapothaha is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Southern Province.
Located at 7.98 80.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Sigiriya
Sigiriya (Lion Rock, Sinhalese - සීගිරිය, pronounced see-gee-REE-yah) is located in the central Matale District of the Central Province, Sri Lanka in an area dominated by a massive column of rock nearly 200 meters high. According to the ancient Sri Lankan chronicle the Culavamsa the site was selected by King Kasyapa (477 – 495 AD) for his new capital. He built his palace on the top of this rock and decorated its sides with colourful frescoes.
Located at 7.96 80.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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