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Polambe Destination Guide

Discover Polambe in Sri Lanka

Polambe in the region of North Western is a town located in Sri Lanka - some 44 mi or ( 71 km ) North-East of Colombo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Polambe

Local time in Polambe is now 07:55 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yatthalgoda, Yantanpalawa, Yakkannehara, Yaggepitiya, and Wellewa. When in this area, you might want to check out Yatthalgoda . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Polambe ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Driving in Sri Lanka Road to Sigiriya

4:08 min by PL Tours Travels
Views: 4284 Rating: 4.50

PL Tours and Travels: Driving from Negombo to the Sigiriya Rock on route you see the rice fields, monkey and the mountains. ..

Sri Lanka - pinnawala

3:27 min by Daniel SZYSZ
Views: 2302 Rating: 5.00

Sierociniec słoni - Sri Lanka - Prezentacja dla potrzeb www.travel-foto.com ..


Sri Lanka Unplugged #16 Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

6:26 min by Davidsbeenhere
Views: 2037 Rating: 4.81

davidsbeenhere.com Inside the town of Pinnawala lies a beautiful elephant orphanage, where visitors can pay about 20 USD to enter and get as close as one can to elephants in Sri Lanka. Also, for about ..

The Jungle Book - Part 1

3:01 min by Wisam Safi
Views: 1813 Rating: 5.00

My first part of my trip to the Elephant Orphanage near Colombo, SriLanka ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kumarapediya

Kumarapediya is a town located in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka at an altitude of 148 metres (488 feet).

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Located at 7.38 80.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Populated places in North Western Province, Sri Lanka

Dombemada

Dombemada is a village in Rambukkana Divisional Secretariat in Kegalle district,Sabaragamuwa province, Sri Lanka Dombemada Kanishta Vidyalaya is the only government school of that village which belongs to Rambukkana division of Mawanella education zone.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.38 80.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Kegalle District, Populated places in Sabaragamuwa Province

Polgahawela

Polgahawela is a town in north western Sri Lanka. The town is most notable for being a major railway junction. Polgahawela is a small town that belongs to the North Western Province of Sri Lanka, and situated at a distance of 80 km north-east from the capital city of Colombo; 50 km from Kandy; 20 km from Kurunegala; and 65 km from Bandaranayake International Airport. Polgahawela is famous for its railway station, situated at the junction between Sri Lanka Railways' Main line and Northern line.

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Located at 7.33 80.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in North Western Province, Sri Lanka

Polgahawela level crossing accident

On April 27, 2005, at Polgahawela in Sri Lanka, a serious bus accident occurred on a level crossing.

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Located at 7.32 80.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 2005 in Sri Lanka, 2005 road accidents, Bus accidents in Sri Lanka, Level crossing accidents in Sri Lanka, Railway accidents in 2005, Railway accidents in Sri Lanka, Road accidents in Sri Lanka

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is an orphanage, nursery and captive breeding ground for wild Asian elephants located at Pinnawala village, 13 km northwest of Kegalle town in Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. Pinnawalla is notable for having the largest herd of captive elephants in the world. In 2011, there were 88 elephants, including 37 males and 51 females from 3 generations, living in Pinnawala.

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Located at 7.30 80.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Elephant conservation, Tourism in Sri Lanka, Zoos in Sri Lanka