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1 | Eastern Province, Sri Lanka ![]() FeatureType : adm1st Elevation : 11 Lat/Lng : 8.5711 / 81.2372 | The Eastern Province (Kil̮akku Mākāṇam; Næ̆gĕnahira Paḷāta) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of (...) | |
2 | Malabe ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 18 Lat/Lng : 6.9036 / 79.9547 | Malabe is a suburb of Colombo in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the New Kandy Road (Kaduwela Road) about away from the centre of the commercial capital Colombo. This suburb is very important economic center in Colombo city. (...) | |
3 | Jaffna Hindu College ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 11 Lat/Lng : 9.6785 / 80.0121 | Jaffna Hindu College (; ; abbreviated as JHC) is a national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1886 by a group of Hindu people who wanted an English language alternative to the Christian missionary schools. (...) | |
4 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Kandy ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 512 Lat/Lng : 7.2979 / 80.6362 | The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kandy (Lat: Dioecesis Kandiensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the ecclesiastical province (covering all Sri Lanka) of the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Colombo, but depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the (...) | |
5 | Eppawala ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 102 Lat/Lng : 8.1425 / 80.4028 | Eppawala, is a settlement and Grama Niladhari administrative division in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. It forms part of the Thalawa Divisional Secretariat within the Anuradhapura District. It is situated around south of the ancient city of Anuradhapura and north east of Sri Lankan capital (...) | |
6 | Union College, Tellippalai ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 18 Lat/Lng : 9.7862 / 80.0334 | Union College (Aikkiya Kallūri; UC) is a provincial school in Tellippalai, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1816 by American Ceylon Mission, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools. (...) | |
7 | Ranabima Royal College ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 481 Lat/Lng : 7.2792 / 80.5939 | Ranabima Royal College (; also known as Royal College, Ranabima is a provincial school in Gannoruwa near Kandy, Sri Lanka. The school is surrounded by Gannoruwa and Hanthana Mountains, and is situated on the bank of the Mahaweli river (...) | |
8 | Denawaka Ganga Mini Hydro Power Project ![]() FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 41 Lat/Lng : 6.7033 / 80.4497 | Denawaka Ganga Mini Hydro Power Project is a run of river mini hydro power project located in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. The install capacity of the project is 7.2MW and the annual generation is 25GWh. The generated energy is fed into the national electric grid of Sri Lanka. (...) | |
9 | Lahugala Kitulana National Park ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 29 Lat/Lng : 6.8833 / 81.6667 | Lahugala Kitulana National Park is one of the smallest national parks in Sri Lanka. Despite its land area, the park is an important habitat for Sri Lankan elephant and endemic birds of Sri Lanka. The national park contains the reservoirs of Lahugala, Kitulana and Sengamuwa and they are ultimately (...) | |