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Ate Ela Destination Guide

Explore Ate Ela in Sri Lanka

Ate Ela in the region of North Central is a town in Sri Lanka - some 116 mi or ( 186 km ) North-East of Colombo , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Ate Ela is now 10:05 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Ulpothwewa, Trincomalee, Thambala, Sungawila, and Sinnavilupattiya. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Ulpothwewa . Where to go and what to see in Ate Ela ? 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.

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Located at 8.05 80.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Divisional Secretariats of Sri Lanka, Polonnaruwa District

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.

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Located at 8.05 80.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Airports in Sri Lanka, Buildings and structures in North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Air Force bases

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.

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Located at 8.04 80.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Army bases

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 17 km away
Tags: Anuradhapura District, Archaeological sites in Sri Lanka, Buddhist pilgrimages, History of Sri Lanka, Populated places in North Central Province, 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 22 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