Yapahuwa

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Yapahuwa var en af de kortvarige hovedstæder i det middelalderlige Sri Lanka. Citadellet Yapahuwa, der ligger midtvejs mellem Kurunegala og Anuradhapura, blev bygget omkring en kæmpe granitklippe, der rejser sig næsten hundrede meter over det omkringliggende lavland.

I 1272 flyttede kong Bhuvenakabahu hovedstaden fra Polonnaruwa til Yapahuwa som følge af dravidiske invasioner fra Sydindien, og han bragte den hellige tandrelikvie med sig. Efter kong Bhuvenakabahus død i 1284 invaderede pandyanerne fra Sydindien Sri Lanka igen og lykkedes med at erobre den hellige tandrelikvie. Efter erobringen blev Yapahuwa stort set forladt og beboet af buddhistiske munke og religiøse asketer.

Fæstningen blev bygget på en kæmpe klippe i stil med klippefæstningen Sigiriya. Arkitekturen på denne fæstning er imidlertid helt forskellig fra Sigiriya med brede trapper, smukke stenstatuer og meget detaljerede udskæringer på søjler. Du vil kunne bestige fæstningen og se ruinerne af stupaen på toppen af klippen. Stupaen har nogle bemærkelsesværdige statuer og billeder fra Kandyan-æraen, som du kan studere.

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About Kurunegala District

Kurunegala is the capital of the Wayamba Province in Sri Lanka and the Kurunegala District.Kurunegala was a royal capital for only 50 years, from the end of the 13th century to the start of the next, though even before this it was strategically placed in the middle of other majestic strongholds such as Yapahuwa to the north, Dambadeniya to the south and Panduwasnuwara in the east. Ethagala a rock reaching 316 meters, towers over the town, which is located at an altitude of 116 meters above sea level. The shape of Ethagala resembles an Elephant. A transport hub, it has a railway station, and several main roads linking important parts of the country.Kurunegala is situated about 94 km from Colombo, and 42 km from Kandy.

Most of Kurunegala's residents belong to the Sinhalese majority. Other ethnic minorities include the Sri Lankan Moors, Sri Lankan Tamils, Burghers and Malays. Residents from ethnic minorities live in all parts of the city, however, sizeable communities of Moors and Tamils also live in the areas of Teliyagonna and Wilgoda.

About North Western Province

North Western Province is a province of Sri Lanka. The districts of Kurunegala and Puttalam formulate North Western or Wayamba. Its capital is Kurunegala, which has a population of 28,571. The province is known mainly for its numerous coconut plantations. Other main towns in this province are Chilaw (24,712) and Puttalam (45,661), which are both small fishing towns. The majority of the population of Wayamba province is of Sinhalese ethnicity. There is also a substantial Sri Lankan Moor minority around Puttalam and Sri Lankan Tamils in Udappu and Munneswaram. Fishing, prawn farming and rubber tree plantations are other prominent industries of the region. The province has an area of 7,888 km² and a population of 2,184,136 (2005 calculation).

Wayamba is the third largest paddy producing area in Sri Lanka .Wayamba has a highly developed agricultural economy, growing a variety of fruits and vegetables, flowering plants, spices, oil-seeds in addition to the traditional plantation crops such as Coconut, Rubber and Rice. Rich soils and varied climate give Wayamba a potential for growing of virtually any crop.

In Wayamba or North western province, home for ancient Buddhist rock temples, magnificent citadels Panduwasnuwara, Dambadeniya, Yapahuwa and Kurunegala. Impressive remains of those citadels, palaces, Buddhist temples and monasteries provide exciting sight seeing to the visitors.

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