Kitulgala
Kitulgala is a small town in the west of Sri Lanka. The Academy Award-winning The Bridge on the River Kwai was filmed on the Kelani River near Kitulgala, although nothing remains now except the concrete foundations for the bridge.
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 830 metres (2,720 feet)
- Description: place in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dagampitiya.
Kitulgala
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Latitude
6.9966° or 6° 59′ 48″ north
Longitude
80.4068° or 80° 24′ 25″ east
Open location code
6MR2XCW4+JP
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Kitulgala” goes by many names.
KitulgalaDutch
KitulgalaIrish
キトゥルガラJapanese
کیتولگالاPersian
කිතුල්ගලSinhala
கித்துள்கலைTamil
کٹول گالاUrdu
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