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Discover Track Eight in Sri Lanka
Track Eight in the region of North Central is a place located in Sri Lanka - some 113 mi or ( 182 km ) North-East of Colombo , the country's capital .
Local time in Track Eight is now 06:40 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Ulpothwewa, Trincomalee, Thambala, Sungawila, and Sinnavilupattiya. When in this area, you might want to check out Ulpothwewa . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Track Eight ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Hingurakgoda Divisional Secretariat
Hingurakgoda Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Polonnaruwa District, of North Central Province, Sri Lanka.
Located at 8.05 80.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
SLAF Hingurakgoda
SLAF Hingurakgoda is a Sri Lanka Air Force station located in Hingurakgoda, Sri Lanka. It is also the fourth largest airport in Sri Lanka and has the fourth longest runway in Sri Lanka.
Located at 8.05 80.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 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 12 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 14 km away
Polonnaruwa massacre
The Polonnaruwa massacre was a series of attacks on civilians in the villages of Alanchipothana, Karapola, Madurangala and Muthugal in eastern Polonnaruwa District, Sri Lanka on 29 April 1992 which left 157 dead. The massacres were blamed on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Sri Lankan Home Guards and the Sri Lankan Police.
Located at 7.95 81.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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