Nuwara Eliya District
Nuwara Eliya District is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka, centered on the tourist city of Nuwara Eliya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Kikilimana and Great Western Mountain.
Kikilimana
Peak
Kikilimana is a mountain in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. At a summit elevation of 2,240 m, it is the 6th tallest mountain in Sri Lanka, after Pidurutalagala, Kirigalpotta, Totapolakanda, Kudahagala, and Adam's Peak.
Great Western Mountain
Peak
Great Western Mountain is the 8th highest mountain in Sri Lanka. It is located in Nuwara Eliya District. Its trail is ranked as difficult due to its steep incline and difficult, unclear path.
Great Western railway station
Railway station
Great Western railway station is the 61st railway station on the Main Line, and is 199.3 km away from Colombo. It is located at the Great Western estate of Nuwara Eliya District and is situated 1,455.5 m above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nuwara Eliya and Nanu Oya.
Nuwara Eliya
Photo: Pol van den Scheetek…, CC BY 3.0.
Nuwara Eliya is a city in the Hill Country of Sri Lanka. At 1,868 m altitude, the architecture and temperate climate gives it a very different feel from the rest of the country.
Nanu Oya
Town
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nanu Oya is a village in Sri Lanka, named after the Nanu Oya river. It is located within Nuwara Eliya District in the Central Province and is situated approximately 8 km away from Nuwara Eliya. Nanu Oya is situated 5 km southeast of Nuwara Eliya District.
Talawakelle
Town
Talawakelle is a town in Nuwara Eliya District in the Central Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. It is the centre of the Dimbula tea planting district, the largest tea growing area in Sri Lanka. Talawakelle is situated 7 km southwest of Nuwara Eliya District.
Nuwara Eliya District
- Type: district of Sri Lanka with 731,000 residents
- Description: district of Sri Lanka
- Location: Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Nuwara Eliya District” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مديرية نوارا إليا”
- Bengali: “নুওয়ারা এলিয়া জেলা”
- Catalan: “Nuwara Eliya”
- Cebuano: “Nuwara Eliya District”
- Chinese: “努沃勒埃利耶区”
- Chinese: “努沃勒埃利耶區”
- Chinese: “努沃勒埃利耶县”
- Danish: “Nuwara Eliya District”
- Dutch: “Nuwara Eliya”
- Finnish: “Nuwara Eliyan piirikunta”
- French: “Nuwara Eliya”
- Georgian: “ნუვარა-ელიას ოლქი”
- German: “Nuwara Eliya”
- Greek: “Νουβάρα Ελίγια”
- Gujarati: “નુવારા એલિયા જિલ્લો”
- Hindi: “नुवर एलिय जिला”
- Hindi: “नुवारा एलीया जिला”
- Indonesian: “Distrik Nuwara Eliya”
- Italian: “Distretto di Nuwara Eliya”
- Japanese: “ヌワラ・エリヤ県”
- Kannada: “ನುವಾರಾ ಎಲಿಯಾ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ”
- Korean: “누와라엘리야구”
- Latvian: “Nuvaras Elijas distrikts”
- Lithuanian: “Nuvara Elijos apskritis”
- Malay: “Nuwara Eliya District”
- Malayalam: “നുവാര ഏലിയ ജില്ല”
- Marathi: “नूवरा एलिया जिल्हा”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nuware Eliya Distrikt”
- Persian: “ناحیه نووارا الییا”
- Polish: “Nuwara Elija”
- Portuguese: “Nuwara Eliya”
- Russian: “Нувара-Элия”
- Sinhala: “නුවරඑළිය පරිපාලන දිස්ත්රික්කය”
- Slovenian: “Nuwara Eliya”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Nuwara Eliya”
- Swedish: “Nuwara Eliya District”
- Swedish: “Nuwara Eliya Distriktet”
- Swedish: “Nuwara Eliya-Distriktet”
- Swedish: “Nuwara Eliya”
- Swedish: “Nuwara Eliyadistriktet”
- Tamil: “நுவரெலியா மாவட்டம்”
- Tamil: “நுவரேலியா மாவட்டம்”
- Telugu: “నువారా ఎలియా జిల్లా”
- Thai: “นุวาราเอลิยา”
- Turkish: “Nuwaya Eliya District”
- Ukrainian: “Нувара-Елія”
- Urdu: “نووارا الییا ضلع”
- Vietnamese: “Quận Nuwara Eliya”
- Western Panjabi: “ضلع نوارے الیا”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sheengama and Saman Eliya.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kikilimana and Uda Radella.
Central Province: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Kandy, Sigiriya, Nuwara Eliya, and Dambulla.
Curious Places to Discover
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