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Alinchipotana Destination Guide

Delve into Alinchipotana in Sri Lanka

Alinchipotana in the region of North Central is located in Sri Lanka - some 113 mi or ( 181 km ) North-East of Colombo , the country's capital .

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Local time in Alinchipotana is now 10:41 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Welikanda, Trincomalee, Sungawila, Sewanpitiya, and Puduweli. While being here, you might want to check out Welikanda . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Alinchipotana ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Wild elephants crossing road in Sri Lanka

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Polonnaruwa Jeneggener's photos around Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka (gajaba hotel in polonnaruwa)

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Lost in Antiquity Cosmicllama's photos around Dambulla, Sigyria, and Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

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Interesting facts about this location

Dimbulagala Raja Maha Vihara

Dimbulagala Raja Maha Vihara is situated 16 kilometres south east of the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. The Dimbulagala range houses a number of caves cut into the rock with Brahmi inscriptions over their drip ledges. This forest hermitage of medieval times and holy abode since time immemorial, home to some of the most valued fragments of early frescoes was called the Gunners Quoin by the British.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.87 81.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Cave temples of Sri Lanka, History of Sri Lanka

A11 highway (Sri Lanka)

The A 11 road is an A-Grade trunk road in Sri Lanka. It connects the Maradankadawala with Tirikkondiadimadu. The A 11 passes through Ganewalpola, Habarana, Moragaswewa, Minneriya, Polannaruwa, Kaduruwela, Manampitiya, Welikanda, Punani and Vakaneri to reach Tirikkondiadimadu.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.94 81.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Highways in Sri Lanka, Transport in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Welikanda

Welikanda is a small town on the Baticallo Polonnaruwa main road located in Polonnaruwa District in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Welikanda Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Polonnaruwa District.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.95 81.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Polonnaruwa District, Populated places in Sri Lanka

Polonnaruwa Vatadage

The Polonnaruwa Vatadage is an ancient structure dating back to the Polonnaruwa period of Sri Lanka. It is believed to have been built during the reign of Parakramabahu I to hold the tooth relic of the Buddha, or during the reign of Nissanka Malla to hold the alms bowl used by the Buddha. Both these venerated relics would have given the structure a great significance and importance at the time.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.95 81.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Sri Lanka, Kingdom of Polonnaruwa, Places of worship in Sri Lanka

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.95 81.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 1992 in Sri Lanka, Civilian massacres in Sri Lanka, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Mass murder in 1992, Sri Lanka Home Guards, Sri Lanka Police, Sri Lankan government forces attacks in Eelam War II