Handaganawa
Handaganawa is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara.
Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara
Buddhist temple
Photo: eiko, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara is an ancient Buddhist temple in Mahiyangana, Sri Lanka. It is believed to be the site of Gautama Buddha's first visit to the country, and is one of the Solosmasthana, the 16 sacred religious locations in Sri Lanka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mahiyangana and Hassalaka.
Mahiyangana
Town
Photo: Imaadwhd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mahiyanganaya is a town situated close to the Mahaweli River in Badulla District, Uva Province of Sri Lanka. It is said that Gautama Buddha visited Mahiyanganaya on the Duruthu full moon poya day in order to settle a dispute arose between Yakkas and Nagas and this was his first ever visit to Sri Lanka. Mahiyangana is situated 4 km north of Handaganawa.
Hassalaka
Town
Hasalaka is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. This is the hometown Corporal Gamini Kularatne, Parama Weera Vibhushanaya recipient of Sri Lanka Army. Hassalaka is situated 7 km northwest of Handaganawa.
Handaganawa
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Lunumadalaketiya, Minipe Divisional Secretariat, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.30522° or 7° 18′ 19″ northLongitude
80.99773° or 80° 59′ 52″ eastElevation
116 metres (381 feet)Open location code
6MV28X4X+33OpenStreetMap ID
node 5385078241OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Uzbek—“Handaganawa” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “漢達甘納瓦”
- Dutch: “Handaganawa”
- Irish: “Handaganawa”
- Persian: “هانداگاناوا”
- Uzbek: “Handaganawa”
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Notable Places Nearby
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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 “Handaganawa”. Photo: Francesc Genové, CC BY 2.0.