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Karapola Destination Guide

Explore Karapola in Sri Lanka

Karapola in the region of North Central is a town in Sri Lanka - some 111 mi or ( 179 km ) North-East of Colombo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Karapola

Current time in Karapola is now 10:08 AM (Friday) . 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: Welikanda, Trincomalee, Thambala, Sungawila, and Sinnavilupattiya. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Welikanda . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Karapola ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Wild elephants crossing road in Sri Lanka

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スリランカかくれんぼ④(SriLanka)(Travel)(Music)

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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。 ..


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 6 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 Rajakeeya Madya Maha Vidyalaya

Rajakeeya Madya Maha Vidyalaya (Sinhala: රාජකීය මධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යාලයය; also known as Royal College, Polonnaruwa or Royal Central College, Polonnaruwa) is a national school in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.92 81.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Boarding schools in Sri Lanka, Educational institutions established in 1959, National schools in Sri Lanka, Polonnaruwa Rajakeeya Madya Maha Vidyalaya, Schools in North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan internment camps

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