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The Hanthana Mountain Range lies in the central highlands of Sri Lanka, south-west of Kandy. It was declared as an environmental protection area in February 2010 under the National Environment Act. [1] The maximum height of the range is 1,200 m (3,800 ft). The mountain range consists of seven peaks. The highest one being the Uura Kanda. [2]
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 ]
1203-003: "Knuckles Conservation Forest (KCF)" since 2010 (within the site Central Highlands of Sri Lanka) [1] The Dumbara Mountain Range lies in central Sri Lanka , in the Districts of Matale and Kandy .
The National Museum of Kandy in Kandy, Sri Lanka is located next to the Temple of the Tooth in part of the former Royal Palace of Kandy. The primary exhibits are housed in the Palle Vahala building, which was the former home of the King's harem .
UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) Postal code: 20000. Area code: 081: Kandy Four Gravets and Gangawata Korale Divisional Secretariat (Sinhala: ...
In 1919 the association was incorporated as a public trust, and is now administered by the Government Agent of Kandy District and a management committee. In 1924 the association was relocated to its present location, [ 5 ] the former Kunam Maduwa (House of the Palanquins), [ 7 ] which housed the palanquins used by the Kandyan royal court.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya are about 5.5 km to the west of the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. In 2016, the garden was visited by 1.2 million locals and 400,000 foreign visitors. [1] It is near the Mahaweli River (the longest river in Sri Lanka). [2] It is renowned for its collection of orchids.
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.