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Galgiriyawa Destination Guide

Delve into Galgiriyawa in Sri Lanka

Galgiriyawa in the region of North Western is a city in Sri Lanka - some 77 mi or ( 124 km ) North-East of Colombo , the country's capital .

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Current time in Galgiriyawa is now 08:25 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Yoda Ela, Wetiyagedara, Wetakoluwagama, Wambotuwewa, and Trincomalee. While being here, make sure to check out Yoda Ela . We encountered some video on the web . 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 Galgiriyawa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Tour around Sri Lanka on bikes - Yapahuwa to Aukana

1:54 min by shaakunthala
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This was taken when we were on a tour around the country. This is somewhere between Yapahuwa and Aukana. blog.shaakunthala.com Taken on 28 October 2012. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

A28 highway (Sri Lanka)

The A 28 road is an A-Grade trunk road in Sri Lanka. It connects Anuradhapura with Padeniya. The A 28 passes through Talawa, Tambuttegama, Mahagalkadawala, Galgamuwa, Ambanpola and Daladagama to reach Padeniya.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.89 80.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Highways in Sri Lanka

Mahawa, Sri Lanka

Mahawa is a town in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. British used the word "Maho" as the name for this town because they were unable to pronounce Mahawa properly. Situated in Kurunegala District. This town is interested in foreigners because of the Yapahuwa Rock Fortress. Makaduwawa is a famous village in that town. In addition some famous irrigation tanks such as "Mediyawa" "Abakolawewa" can be identified...

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Located at 7.82 80.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Populated places in North Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vijayaba National College

Vijayaba National College, Maho, is a government school established in 1946, by the one out of the 25 central schools pioneered by the minister of education C. W. W. Kannangara with the idea of promoting the education in rural areas and to give equal facilities for the students in those schools. Vijayaba National College is one of the leading schools in the Maho town with a student population of approximately 3000.

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Located at 7.82 80.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Buddhist schools in Sri Lanka, National schools in Sri Lanka, Schools in North Western Province, Sri Lanka

Ambanpola

Ambanpola is a small town in Kurunegala District in Sri Lanka. The village is located between Maho and Galgamuwa towns. It is also a railway station on the Northern Line. There are several public places like temples, police stations, schools are in this town. When traveling from Kurunegala to Anuradhapura via Padeniya this town can be found from 57 km away from Kurunegala town. This road is called "Anuradhapura through Alla" and route number is 57.

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Located at 7.92 80.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Populated places in North Western Province, Sri Lanka

Kala Wewa

Kala Wewa is an ancient reservoir in Anuradhapura District of the North Central Province, Sri Lanka.

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Located at 8.02 80.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Anuradhapura District, Reservoirs in Sri Lanka