Badulla City
Badulla: Scenic town in Sri Lanka's hill country, surrounded by lush tea plantations and offering picturesque landscapes, waterfalls, and cultural sites.
Cidade de Diyatalawa
Diyatalawa (que significa "a planície irrigada") é uma antiga cidade de guarnição nas terras altas centrais do Sri Lanka, no distrito de Badulla, na província de Uva. Está situada a uma altitude de 1.281 m (4.203 pés) e tornou-se um destino popular para os veranistas locais. É sede da Guarnição de Diyatalawa do Exército do Sri Lanka, que inclui a Academia Militar do Sri Lanka, centro de treinamento de oficiais do exército; a SLAF Diyatalawa, centro de treinamento de combate terrestre da Força Aérea do Sri Lanka; e instalações da Polícia do Sri Lanka.
Fox Hill, Diyatalawa é o local do Fox Hill Motor Cross anual, organizado pela Academia Militar do Sri Lanka, um dos principais eventos de automobilismo do país.
Fox Hill (Nariya Kanda em cingalês) recebeu esse nome devido à gravação em toda a encosta em frente à estação ferroviária de Diyatalawa, feita pelos soldados britânicos na cidade do refeitório, com a imagem de uma raposa esculpida em centenas de rochas brutas de quartzo que antes estavam espalhadas por toda a colina. Stag Hill (Gona Kanda em cingalês) também foi nomeada seguindo o mesmo estilo de arte rupestre em uma colina semelhante a Fox Hill.
Devido à alta altitude, a cidade de guarnição de Diyatalawa, localizada entre as estações de montanha de Haputale e Bandarawela, nas terras altas centrais, tem um clima muito mais ameno do que as terras baixas do Sri Lanka, com uma temperatura média anual de 19 °C. Nos meses de inverno, faz bastante frio à noite, e pode até haver geada.
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.