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Thelgamu Oya Sri Lankal: oja paljude looduslike ujumisbasseinidega

Thelgamuwa Oya on oja, mis voolab Sri Lanka keskosas asuvast Knucklesi massiivist – küngaste ahelikust, mida nimetatakse nii nende sarnasuse tõttu rusikas olevate sõrmelülidega. See on osa kaunistest ojade ja jugade võrgustikust selles piirkonnas. Knucklesi mäestikku nimetati algselt Dumbara mäestikuks ning ümbritsevat piirkonda kutsutakse endiselt Dumaraks. Oja voolab läbi Dumbara piirkonna, lähedal metsamajutusele nimega Dumbara Wana Nivahana, mis asub Ilukamburas ja pakub majutust külastajatele, kes tulevad piirkonna metsakaitsealale telkima.

See oja on üks Sri Lanka kõige muljetavaldavamaid mageveevoolusid, puhta voolava vee ja paljude looduslike kivibasseinidega. Mõned neist on sügavad, teised aga madalad, muutes need ideaalseks ujumiseks või suplemiseks. Varjulised lohud, mis tekivad, kui oja voolab puude all ja vuliseb üle kivide, teevad Thelgamuwa Oyast väga lõõgastava külastuskoha.

Thelgamuwa Oya sügavamad basseinid on ujumiseks ja sukeldumiseks ohtlikud, kuid seal on palju kalu. Need on head kohad, kus istuda varjus kokkupandaval toolil, õngeritv käes ja sööt ämbris kõrval. Lindude vaikne siristamine ja vee pehme vulin loovad rahuliku kalastuskogemuse.

Thelgamuwa Oya on hea koht külastamiseks lõõgastaval puhkusel Sri Lankal; eriti kui reis on väsitav ja stressirohke ning täis vaatamisväärsusi ja tegevusi igast suunast.

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About Central Province

The Central Province of Sri Lanka consists primarily of mountainous terrain. The province has an area of 5,674 km², and a population of 2,421,148. Some major towns include Kandy, Gampola (24,730), Nuwara Eliya and Bandarawela. The population is a mixture of Sinhalese, Tamil and the Moors.

Both the hill capital Kandy and the city of Nuwara Eliya are located within the Central Province as well as Sri Pada. The province produces much of the famous Ceylon tea, planted by the British in the 1860s after a devastating disease killed all the coffee plantations in the province. Central Province attracts many tourists, with hill station towns such as Kandy, Gampola, Hatton and Nuwara Eliya. Temple tooth or Dalada maligawa is the main sacred place in Centrel province.

The climate is cool, and many areas about 1500 meters often have chilly nights. The western slopes are very wet, some places having almost 7000 mm of rain per year. The eastern slopes are parts of the mid-dry zone as it is receiving rain only from North-Eastern monsoon. The Temperatures range from 24°C at Kandy to just 16°C in Nuwara Eliya, which is located 1,889 m above sea level. The highest mountains in Sri Lanka are located in the Central Province. The terrain is mostly mountainous, with deep valleys cutting into it. The two main mountain regions are the central massif and the Knuckles range to the east of Kandy.