Welimada

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Welimada er en charmerende by beliggende i Badulla-distriktet i Sri Lankas Uva-provins, placeret i det centrale højland. Kendt for sit kølige klima og naturskønne landskaber kaldes Welimada ofte for landets "grøntsagshub" på grund af sine omfattende landbrugs aktiviteter og frugtbare jord, der understøtter dyrkning året rundt.

Regionen er kendetegnet ved bølgende bakker, frodige landbrugsområder og et forfriskende klima, der er ideelt til dyrkning af en række afgrøder såsom gulerødder, porrer og kartofler. Omgivet af tågede bjerge og grønne omgivelser understøtter Welimada også et rigt planteliv og tilbyder en fredelig landlig atmosfære, der afspejler naturens skønhed i Sri Lankas højland.

Besøgende i Welimada kan nyde rolige landlige oplevelser, udforske lokale gårde og beundre panoramaudsigter over de omkringliggende højlande. Byen tilbyder et stille tilflugtssted væk fra travle turistcentre, hvilket gør den ideel for dem, der søger afslapning, naturskønne køreture og et autentisk indblik i landbrugslivet i Sri Lanka.

Den bedste tid at besøge Welimada er i de tørrere måneder fra januar til april, hvor vejret er mere gunstigt for rejser og udendørs udforskning. Let tilgængelig fra Badulla og nærliggende højlandsdestinationer tilbyder Welimada et forfriskende og naturskønt stop for rejsende, der udforsker Sri Lankas centrale region.

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Special places in Badulla

  • Muthiyanganaya Raja Maha Viharaya lies in the centre of the city of Badulla. The History of this temple goes back to the time of Buddha but this area around Badulla goes way back in to the time of 19th -18th century BCE.

    Muthiyangana Raja Maha Vihara 

  • Dowa Raja Maha Viharaya (Dowa Cape Temple) lies few kilometres away from the Bandarawela town on the Bandarawela – Badulla Road. This temple is thought to be done by King Walagamba in the in first century BC.

    Dowa Raja Maha Viharaya 

  • The Bogoda Wooden Bridge was built in the 16th century during the Dambadeniya era. This is said to be the oldest surviving wooden bridge in Sri Lanka. The bridge is situated at 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Badulla.

    Bogoda Wooden Bridge 

  • Dunhinda Falls is situated about 5 km away from Badulla town. It is 63 meters high and is considered to be one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Sri Lanka. The falls gets its name dew to the smoky dew drops spray.

    Dunhinda Falls 

Explore Badulla

Badulla District

Badulla is the capital of Uva Province in Sri Lanka. Badulla is located on the southeast of Kandy, almost encircled by the Badulu Oya , about 680 meters (2200 ft) above sea level and is surrounded by tea plantations. The town is overshadowed by the Namunukula range of mountains. Badulla is about 230km away from Colombo towards the eastern slopes of central hills of Sri Lanka.

Badulla and surroundings are highly recommended for eco-tourists as Horton Plains National Park and the Knuckles mountains are few hours away.

Uva Province

The Uva Province is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 1,187,335 people, created in 1896. It consists of two districts called Badulla and Moneragala The provincial capital is Badulla. Uva is bordered by Eastern, Southern and Central provinces. Its major tourist attractions are Dunhinda Falls, Diyaluma Falls, Rawana Falls, the Yala National Park (lying partly in the Southern and Eastern Provinces) and Gal Oya National Park (lying partly in the Eastern Province). The Gal Oya hills and the Central Mountains are the main uplands, while the Mahaweli and Menik rivers and the huge Senanayake Samudraya and Maduru Oya Reservoirs are the major waterways in Uva province.

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