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Talawa Destination Guide

Delve into Talawa in Sri Lanka

Talawa in the region of North Central is located in Sri Lanka - some 96 mi or ( 155 km ) North of Colombo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Talawa

Local time in Talawa is now 08:25 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Vedenigama, Walakkadawala, Tumbullegama, Trincomalee, and Tammanegama. While being here, you might want to check out Vedenigama . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Talawa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Cobra Dancing

1:24 min by Neil Ranawake
Views: 56392 Rating: 4.09

Cobra dancing in Sri Lanka ..

Sri Lanka (12/2009) - Anuradhapura

2:11 min by thevideosarehere
Views: 2906 Rating: 5.00

Anuradhapura, (අනුරාධපුර in Sinhala, அனுராதபுரம் in Tamil), is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka, famous for its well-preserved ruins of ancient Lankan civilization. The city, now a UNESCO Worl ..


Backpacking Sri Lanka 2012

3:19 min by Iain Clarke
Views: 1241 Rating: 3.86

The first part of our 25 day trip to Sri Lanka in Aug/Sep 2012. We travel through Negombo, Anuradhapura, Mihintale, Sigiriya, Dambulla and Minneriya National Park. You can follow our travels here: noo ..

The Cradle of Sri Lankan Buddhism Whitewabbit's photos around Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

2:38 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 1162 Rating: 0.00

Preview of Whitewabbit'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 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

SLAF Anuradhapura

SLAF Anuradhapura is a Sri Lanka Air Force base located near the ancient city of Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.30 80.43 (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

A13 highway (Sri Lanka)

The A 13 road is an A-Grade trunk road in Sri Lanka. It connects the Galkulama with Anuradhapura.

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Located at 8.30 80.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Highways in Sri Lanka

Dakkhina Stupa

Dakkhina Stupa also called Dakkhina Tupa is a 2nd century BC structure. This structure currently identified as a Buddhist stupa, but considered until the mid-1800s CE as Elara Sohona, the tomb of 2nd century BCE Tamil king Elara, who invaded Sri Lanka from the Chola Kingdom, in the Tamil country and ruled in Anurahapura.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.34 80.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Anuradhapura, History of Sri Lanka, Stupas in Anuradhapura

Acharigama

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

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Located at 8.22 80.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Mirisawetiya Vihara

The Mirisaveti Stupa is situated in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. King Dutugamunu built the Mirisaveti Stupa after defeating King Elara. After placing the Buddha relics in the sceptre, he had gone to Tisawewa for a bath leaving the sceptre. After the bath he returned to the place where the sceptre was placed, and it is said that it could not be moved. The stupa was built in the place where the sceptre stood.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.35 80.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Anuradhapura, Archaeological sites in Sri Lanka, Buddhism in Sri Lanka, Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka, History of Sri Lanka, Stupas in Anuradhapura, Stupas in Sri Lanka