Pallegama Pahalagammedda
Pallegama Pahalagammedda is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Pallegammedda”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic and Polgolla Barrage.
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
Buddhist temple
Sri Dalada Maligawa, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, is a Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the Royal Palace Complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha. Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is situated 3 km south of Pallegama Pahalagammedda.
Polgolla Barrage
Dam
Photo: Price Zero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Polgolla Barrage is a barrage built across the Mahaweli River at Polgolla, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. The main purpose of the barrage is to maintain the water level of Mahaweli river at a constant height to provide a uniform potential head at the intake to the underground tunnel which conveys water to Ukuwela powerplant.
Royal Palace Complex of Kandy
Museum
The Royal Palace of Kandy, situated in Kandy, Sri Lanka, is a historical complex that served as the official residence for the monarchs of the Kingdom of Kandy until the advent of British colonial rule in 1815. Royal Palace Complex of Kandy is situated 3 km south of Pallegama Pahalagammedda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polgolla and Watapuluwa.
Watapuluwa
Suburb
Watapuluwa is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province and situated in the county Gangawata Korale. The estimate terrain elevation above sea level is 434 metres.
Aruppola
Suburb
Aruppola is a suburb of Kandy, Sri Lanka. Aruppola is located about 4 kilometers from the heart of the Kandy City. Aruppola is popular for its government-funded Technical College.
Pallegama Pahalagammedda
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Pallegunnepana South, Kundasale Divisional Secretariat, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.32021° or 7° 19′ 13″ northLongitude
80.65096° or 80° 39′ 4″ eastElevation
457 metres (1,499 feet)Open location code
6MV28MC2+39OpenStreetMap ID
node 7925616688OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Uzbek—“Pallegama Pahalagammedda” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Pallegama Pahalagammedda”
- Persian: “پالگاما پاهالاگامدا”
- Uzbek: “Pallegama Pahalagammedda”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Uda Gunnepana and Medagammedda.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mahaweli National College of Education and Welipela Purana Viharya.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pallegama Pahalagammedda”. Photo: Francesc Genové, CC BY 2.0.