Kataragama Peak
Kataragama Peak is a mountain near Kataragama, in the Monaragala District of Sri Lanka. At a summit elevation of 424 m, it is the 25th tallest mountain in Sri Lanka.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 424 metres
- Description: mountain in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Kataragama” and “Wedahitikanda”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kataragama Temple.
Kataragama Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Ghostface Buddha, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kataragama temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka, is a temple complex dedicated to Buddhist guardian deity Kataragama deviyo and Hindu War God Murugan. It is one of the few religious sites in Sri Lanka that is venerated by the Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and the Vedda people. Kataragama Temple is situated 3½ km north of Kataragama Peak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kataragama.
Kataragama
Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kataragama is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist, Hindu and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. People from South India also go there to worship. The town has the Kataragama temple, a shrine dedicated to Skanda Kumara also known as Kataragama deviyo.
Kataragama Peak
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Detagamuwa, Katharagama Divisional Secretariat, Monaragala District, Uva, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Kataragama Peak from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tamil—“Kataragama Peak” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kataragama Peak”
- Dutch: “Kataragama Peak”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كاتاراجاما پياك”
- Persian: “قله کاتاراگاما”
- Swedish: “Kataragama Peak”
- Tamil: “கதிர்காம சிகரம்”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dewala and Detagamuwa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kandapana and Detagamuwa Wewa.
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Kataragama Peak”. Photo: KennyOMG, CC BY 3.0.