Kandy

Kandy, la capitale culturelle du Sri Lanka, un site du patrimoine mondial, est magnifiquement située dans une vallée entourée de cercles de montagnes, à 115 km du port de Colombo. En plein cœur du centre-ville de Kandy, se trouve le lac artificiel appelé Kiri Muhuda (en cinghalais : la mer de lait), le seul lac décoratif du Sri Lanka. Tous les autres milliers de réservoirs artificiels au Sri Lanka ont été développés principalement pour l’irrigation et secondairement pour un usage général et la conservation de la faune.

Construit à l'époque médiévale, le magnifique lac est entouré d’une courte parapet blanche appelée Valakulu Bamma (en cinghalais : le rempart des nuages), avec un trottoir pour piétons et une route pour véhicules qui longe le parapet. Au centre du lac se trouve une île.

Le coin sud-ouest du lac mène – en quelques pas seulement – au jardin du Temple de la Dent. Udawattakele Bird Sanctuary, avec ses collines verdoyantes densément boisées, domine les toits en tuiles rouges et le dôme doré du Temple de la Dent. À l’intérieur de la cour du Temple de la Dent se trouvent le bureau du tourisme et le bureau du Triangle Culturel.

Kandy abrite de nombreux temples bouddhistes médiévaux. Le grand défilé Kandy Esala Perahera, la grande célébration annuelle de l’hommage aux créateurs de pluie exposant la relique de la Dent de Bouddha autour de la ville, est un grand tohu-bohu méthodique de feu, de lumière et de sons de danseurs de feu, de danseurs tambourinaires, de danseurs, de tambourinaires, de danseurs de pipeaux, de joueurs de pipeaux et des éléphants richement ornés.

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About Kandy District

Kandy district is situated in the centrel province of Sri Lanka. One of the seven World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka, Kandy was once home to the Kandyan Kings of yore in the 16th-century and a fountainhead for all the music, arts, crafts and culture in the country. About 129 km away from Colombo, Kandy is ensconced amongst a hilly terrain and all eyes are drawn to the centre of the city, where the Kandy Lake forms a charming feature. Kandy retains great religious significance for Sri Lanka, because it is in this charming city that the Dalada Maligawa or "Temple of the Tooth" is located, within which the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha lies well guarded.

The Royal Botanical Garden, Peradeniya is situated about 5 km to the west of the city centre at Peradeniya and is visited by 1.2 million people per year. It is the largest botanical garden on the island. The Udawatta Kele (Udawatta Forest) is a protected sanctuary situated in the heart of the city, just north of Temple of the Tooth.

Kandy is a Sinhala majority city; there are sizeable communities belonging to other ethnic groups, such as Moors and Tamils. Kandy is second only to Colombo the center of the Sri Lankan Economy. Many major co operations have large branch officers in Kandy and many industries include textiles, furniture, Information Technology and jewellery are found here. Many agriculture research centers are located in the city.

And a fountainhead for all the music, arts, crafts and culture in the country. About 129 km away from Colombo, Kandy is ensconced amongst a hilly terrain and all eyes are drawn to the centre of the city, where the Kandy Lake forms a charming feature. Kandy retains great religious significance for Sri Lanka , because it is in this charming city that the Dalada Maligawa or Temple of the Toothis located, within which the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha lies well guarded.

About Central Provincce

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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