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Diyatalawa (දියතලාව), (தியதலாவ), meaning ' the watered plain ') is a former garrison town in the central highlands of Sri Lanka, in the Badulla District of Uva Province. It is situated at an altitude of 1,281 m (4,203 ft) and has become a popular destination for local holiday makers.
The dak bungalow above Narkanda in 1868 "A floating dâk-bungalow in difficulties", c. 1880 A "dak bungalow " in Kenya, c. 1900. The term was sometimes applied to similar structures throughout the British Empire. A dak bungalow, dak-house or dâk-bungalow was a government building in British India under Company Rule and the Raj.
Arcadia is a country house in Diyatalawa, in the Badulla District, Sri Lanka.It is known for being the country house of the press baron D.R. Wijewardene.. Built by British planter, G. M. Crabbe, the house and tea estate which was also called Arcadia was sold to D. R. Wijewardene in 1932 following the 1930 - 1932 economic crisis triggered by a steep drop in tea prices. [1]
Adisham Hall, or Adisham Bungalow is a country house near Haputale, in the Badulla District, Sri Lanka. At present, it houses the Adisham monastery of Saint Benedict . It has a relic (a chip of a bone) of St. Sylvester at the chapel.
Nuwara Eliya (Sinhala: නුවර එළිය [nuwərə ɛlijə]; Tamil: நுவரெலியா [nʉʋəɾɛlɪjɑː]) is a city in the hill country of the Central Province, Sri Lanka.
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (Reuters) -Leaders at an unprecedented joint summit of Eastern and Southern African blocs aimed at defusing the crisis in Eastern Congo urged all parties to hold direct ...
The township of Fateng Tse Ntsho houses some 7,000 Black South Africans, its huddle of corrugated metal roofs surrounded on all sides by vast tracts of mostly empty grassland owned by prosperous ...
Diyatalawa Garrison; S. Sri Lanka Military Academy This page was last edited on 4 November 2024, at 23:09 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...