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Galketiyegama Destination Guide

Explore Galketiyegama in Sri Lanka

Galketiyegama in the region of North Western is a town in Sri Lanka - some 68 mi or ( 109 km ) North-East of Colombo , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Galketiyegama is now 04:16 AM (Monday) . 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: Kattambuwawa, Wilagandematawa, Wicharanagama, Trincomalee, and Tammannagama. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Kattambuwawa . 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 Galketiyegama ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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 12 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 12 km away
Tags: Buddhist schools in Sri Lanka, National schools in Sri Lanka, Schools in North Western Province, Sri Lanka

Ganewatta

Ganewatta is a town in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka.

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Located at 7.65 80.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in North Western Province, Sri Lanka

Na Uyana Aranya

Nā Uyana Aranya Senāsanaya is a Buddhist forest monastery in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, associated with the Sri Kalyani Yogasrama Samstha. It spreads over more than 5000 acres of forest on the ‘Dummiya’ mountain range, and is residence to about 100 Buddhist monks. Na Uyana is so named because of the old Ceylon ironwood forest that forms part of the monastery.

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Located at 7.74 80.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Buddhist monasteries in Sri Lanka, Theravada Buddhist monasteries

Bambaragaswewa

Bambaragaswewa is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.

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Located at 7.78 80.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Matale District, Populated places in Central Province, Sri Lanka