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Kandy (Sinhala: මහනුවර Mahanuwara, pronounced ⓘ [mahanuʋərə]; Tamil: கண்டி Kandy, pronounced ⓘ) is a major city located in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It was the last capital of the Sinhalese monarchy from 1469 to 1818, under the Kingdom of Kandy . [ 1 ]
Kandy District (Sinhala: මහනුවර දිස්ත්රික්කය, Tamil: கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka. [2] Its area is 1,940 km 2 (750 sq mi).
Kandy Gangawata Korale Kalaimagal Tamil Maha Vidyalayam, Kandy 1C 194 Kandy Gangawata Korale Sivananda Tamil Maha Vidyalayam, Kandy 1C 165 Kandy Gangawata Korale Vivekanandha College, Kandy 1C 460 Kandy Patha Hewaheta Etulgama Maha Vidyalaya, Etulgama 1C 318 Kandy Patha Hewaheta Badrawathi Maha Vidyalaya, Galaha 1C 430 Kandy Patha Hewaheta
The Royal Palace of Kandy (Sinhala: කන්ද උඩරට මාලිගාව) is a historical palace complex located in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka, and was the official residence of the kings of the Kingdom of Kandy before the British colonization in 1815. The palace complex is a remarkable example of traditional Kandyan architecture ...
Peradeniya (Sinhala: පේරාදෙණිය, romanized: Pēradeniya; Tamil: பேராதனை, romanized: Pērātaṉai) is a suburb of the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka with about 30,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the A1 main road, a few kilometres west of Kandy city centre. Peradeniya's name is derived from pera and deniya (a plain).
Akurana (Sinhala: අකුරණ, Tamil: அக்குறணை) is a suburb of the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. The town is situated 125 km (78 mi) from Colombo and 10 km (6.2 mi) from the centre of Kandy, on the Kandy-Matale road. Akurana lies along the A9 highway from Kandy to Matale, north of Katugastota. The town ...
The Nayakkar-led dynasty of Kandy was the last dynasty of the island before being fully colonized by the British Crown in 1815. [12] The flag of the Kandy Nayaks based on the ancient Sinhala flags, a yellow lion holding a sword against a red background, is the main feature of the current Sri Lankan flag. [13] [14]
Kundasale (Sinhala: කුණ්ඩසාලේ, romanized: Kuṇḍasālē; Tamil: குண்டசாலை, romanized: Kuṇṭacālai) is a former town, now a suburb of Kandy in Kandy District, Central Province of Sri Lanka. The town is situated 7 km (4.3 mi) to the southeast of the centre of Kandy. The population is about 150,000.