Badulla City
Badulla: Scenic town in Sri Lanka's hill country, surrounded by lush tea plantations and offering picturesque landscapes, waterfalls, and cultural sites.
Diyatalawa linn
Diyatalawa (tähenduses "niidetud tasandik") on endine garnisonilinn Sri Lanka keskmäestikus Badulla ringkonnas Uva provintsis. See asub 1281 meetri (4203 jala) kõrgusel merepinnast ja on muutunud populaarseks puhkuse sihtkohaks kohalikele külastajatele. Linnas asub Sri Lanka armee Diyatalawa garnison, mis hõlmab Sri Lanka Sõjaväeakadeemiat, armee ohvitseride väljaõppekeskust; SLAF Diyatalawa, Sri Lanka Õhujõgede maavägede väljaõppekeskust; ning Sri Lanka Politsei rajatisi.
Fox Hill, Diyatalawa on iga-aastase Fox Hill Motor Crossi toimumispaik, mida korraldab Sri Lanka Sõjaväeakadeemia, mis on üks riigi juhtivaid motorspordiüritusi.
Fox Hill (singali keeles Nariya Kanda) sai nime Briti sõdurite poolt kantinelinnas Diyatalawa raudteejaama vastas asuva nõlva graveeringu järgi, kuhu oli raiutud rebase kujutis sadadesse karedatesse kvartsikividesse, mis olid kunagi kogu mäe peal laiali puistatud. Stag Hill (singali keeles Gona Kanda) sai nime samas stiilis kaljukunsti järgi mäel, mis sarnaneb Fox Hilliga.
Tänu kõrgusele on garnisonilinn Diyatalawa, mis asub keskmäestiku mägijaamade Haputale ja Bandarawela vahel, palju jahedama kliimaga kui Sri Lanka madalikud, aasta keskmise temperatuuriga 19 °C. Talvekuudel on öösiti üsna külm ja võib esineda ka külmavärinaid.
Special places in Badulla
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Muthiyangana Raja Maha ViharaMuthiyanganaya 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.
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Dowa Raja Maha ViharayaDowa 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.
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Bogoda Wooden BridgeThe 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.
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Dunhinda FallsDunhinda 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.
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.