You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Sri Lanka
  4. »
  5. North Central
  6. » Puduweli
Sri Lanka Flag Icon

Puduweli Destination Guide

Touring Puduweli in Sri Lanka

Puduweli in the region of North Central is a city located in Sri Lanka - some 106 mi or ( 171 km ) North-East of Colombo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Puduweli

Time in Puduweli is now 06:27 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Welikanda, Ulpota, Trincomalee, Thambala, and Sinnavilupattiya. Being here already, consider visiting Welikanda . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Puduweli ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Wild elephants crossing road in Sri Lanka

1:28 min by rtktom
Views: 2314 Rating: 5.00

..

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。 ..


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

1:29 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOW4
Views: 392 Rating: 5.00

Preview of Jeneggener's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these v ..

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

1:48 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 118 Rating: 0.00

Preview of Cosmicllama's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these ..


Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


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 4 km away
Tags: Cave temples of Sri Lanka, History of 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 11 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 13 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 13 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

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.90 80.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Reservoirs in Sri Lanka