Ville de Dambulla

Emplacement: Dambulla est situé à 148 km au nord-est de Colombo dans la province du Centre-Nord.

Centre de transport de Dambulla: Dambulla est situé à 72 km au nord de Kandy et constitue un carrefour important où se rencontrent la route de Colombo et de Trincomalee, ainsi que la route de Kandy et de Anuradhapura, qui se divisent ensuite vers leurs destinations respectives. La gare routière bien développée de Dambulla en fait un centre de transport, avec des bus allant à Kandy, Kurunagala, Habarana et aux sites du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO d'Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa et Sigiriya.

La ville de Dambulla: Dambulla, qui était un village insignifiant il y a quelques décennies, est aujourd'hui une ville commerçante prospère – un centre commercial animé par l'agriculture intensive des agriculteurs travailleurs de la région.

Stade international de cricket de Dambulla: Avec une vue sur le pittoresque réservoir de Dambulla, se trouve le plus récent stade international de cricket éclairé de Sri Lanka.

Temple de la grotte de roche dorée de Dambulla (site du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO): Le temple de Dambulla, situé à 2 km au sud du centre-ville, est le temple de roche le plus vaste, le plus important et le mieux préservé du Sri Lanka. Le temple est taillé dans un énorme promontoire de granite qui s'élève à plus de 160 m au-dessus des paysages environnants. À 100 m au sud du temple de Dambulla se trouve le musée de Dambulla.

Hébergement: Les options d'hébergement les plus populaires autour de Dambulla sont Heritance Kandalama au bord du réservoir d'eau de pluie de Dambulla et Amaya Lake.

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About Matale District

Matale is a town in the hill country of Sri Lanka. The Knuckles Mountain Range is a special landmark of Matale.The Matale administrative district also contains the historic Sigiriya rock castle, Aluvihare Temple and Dambulla Cave Temple . Surrounding the town are the Knuckles foothills called Wiltshire. It is a mainly agricultural area, where tea, rubber, vegetable and spice cultivation dominate.

The Aluvihare Temple, on the North side of the town, is the historic location where the Pali Canon was first written down completely in text on ola (palm) leaves. Situated near Aluvihare are numerous monastery caves, some of which exhibit fine frescoes.

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.

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