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Discover Angamedilla in Sri Lanka

Angamedilla in the region of North Central is a town located in Sri Lanka - some 97 mi or ( 156 km ) North-East of Colombo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Angamedilla

Local time in Angamedilla is now 11:59 PM (Sunday) . 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: Yakkure, Trincomalee, Sinha Udagama, Ridiella, and Polonnaruwa. When in this area, you might want to check out Yakkure . 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 Angamedilla ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Adam's Peak (Sri Pada), Sri Lanka, Episode 39

3:17 min by dirttreks
Views: 7618 Rating: 4.56

Another country, another holy mountain to climb. The only thing harder than walking up all those stairs (2230 m) is probably the job of installing them. ..

Dancing at wedding. Sri Lanka

1:01 min by Alex Zaporozetc
Views: 4849 Rating: 4.33

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スリランカかくれんぼ④(SriLanka)(Travel)(Music)

5:36 min by 2NECO
Views: 826 Rating: 0.00

2光り輝く島スリランカ★★★★★ スリランカ世界遺産の古代都市ポロンナルワ、クォードラングル(トゥーパラーマ)、ラター・マンダパヤ、サトゥマハル・アラサーダ、ランコトゥ・ヴィハーラ大塔、ランカティラカ、キリ。ヴィハーラ大塔を夜霧のハイウェイの曲にのせて紹介します。 ..

World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka - Polonnaruwa -

10:26 min by vansespeiris
Views: 625 Rating: 3.00

The second most ancient of Sri Lanka's kingdoms, Polonnaruwa was first declared the capital city by King Vijayabahu I, who defeated the Chola invaders in 1070 CE to reunite the country once more under ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Parakrama Samudra

Parakrama Samudra (or Parakrama's sea or the Sea of King Parakrama) is a shallow reservoir, consisting of three separate reservoirs connected by narrow channels in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. The northernmost reservoir is the oldest and referred to as Topa wewa (Sinhalese wewa = lake or reservoir) built around 386.

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Located at 7.90 80.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Reservoirs 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.

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Located at 7.95 81.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 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.

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Located at 7.95 81.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 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

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.

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Located at 8.03 80.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Anuradhapura District, Archaeological sites in Sri Lanka, Buddhist pilgrimages, History of Sri Lanka, Populated places in North Central Province, Sri Lanka

Lenewa

Lenewa is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Southern Province.

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Located at 7.90 80.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Populated places in Southern Province, Sri Lanka