Maskeliya
Maskeliya is a town in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is the site of the 1974 crash of Martinair Flight 138, the worst air disaster in Sri Lanka.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Maskeliya Dam.
Maskeliya Dam
Dam
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norwood and Dalhousie.
Norwood
Town
Norwood is a village in Sri Lanka located within the… Norwood is situated 4½ km east of Maskeliya.
Dalhousie
Town
Dickoya
Town
Dikoya is a town in Nuwara Eliya District in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Dickoya is situated 6 km northeast of Maskeliya.
Maskeliya
- Type: Town with 15,000 residents
- Description: town in Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Maskeliya, Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.83387° or 6° 50′ 2″ north
Longitude
80.57203° or 80° 34′ 19″ east
Population
15,000
Elevation
1,159 metres (3,802 feet)
Open location code
6MR2RHMC+GR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tamil—“Maskeliya” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Maskeliya”
- Irish: “Maskeliya”
- Japanese: “マスケリア”
- Persian: “ماسکلیا”
- Sinhala: “මස්කෙළිය”
- Tamil: “மசுகெலியா”
- Tamil: “மஸ்கெலியா”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Main Ground Maskeliya and Glentilt.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Maskeliya bus station and Buses to Dalhousie.
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Worth a closer look: Kandy and Sigiriya.
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