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Kurunegala Colony Destination Guide

Touring Kurunegala Colony in Sri Lanka

Kurunegala Colony in the region of North Central is a city located in Sri Lanka - some 109 mi or ( 176 km ) North-East of Colombo , the country's capital city .

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Time in Kurunegala Colony is now 12:27 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Wannankulama, Trincomalee, Tinipitigama, Timbiriwewa, and Tikkanpotana. Being here already, consider visiting Wannankulama . Check out our recommendations for Kurunegala Colony ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Habarana

Habarana is a small city in the Anuradhapura District of Sri Lanka. The city is famed for its chain of high class tourist resorts. Habarana is a popular tourist destination for safari lovers as it is the starting point for safaris in the nearby Habarana jungle and the Minneriya sanctuary which is heavily populated by elephants. Elephant back riding is also an attraction in this small city.

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Located at 8.03 80.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Populated places in North Central Province, Sri Lanka

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 28 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 28 km away
Tags: Anuradhapura District, Archaeological sites in Sri Lanka, Buddhist pilgrimages, History of Sri Lanka, Populated places in North Central Province, Sri Lanka