Gin Ganga
The Gin Ganga, is a 115.9 km long river located in Galle District of Sri Lanka. The river's headwaters are located in the Gongala Mountain range, near Deniyaya, bordering the Sinharaja Forest Reserve.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Gin River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boossa and Dadalla.
Boossa
Village
Boossa is a small town on the south coast of Sri Lanka, located in the Galle District of the Southern Province. It is approximately 123 kilometres south of Colombo and 12 kilometres north of Galle, immediately north of the mouth of the Gin Ganga.
Dadalla
Suburb
Dadalla is one of fifteen wards that comprise the city of Galle, Sri Lanka. It is made up of five Grama Niladharis: Gintota West; Gintota East; Dadella West; Dadella East and Walawwatte/Siyambalagahawatte. It contains the Dadalla cemetery… Dadalla is situated 3 km southeast of Gin Ganga.
Galle
Photo: Saqib, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Galle is in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Galle's old town with its fortifications have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Gin Ganga
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Southern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Gin Ganga” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Gin”
- Gujarati: “ગીન ગંગા નદી”
- Irish: “Abhainn Gin”
- Japanese: “ジン川”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gin”
- Norwegian: “Gin”
- Sinhala: “ගිං ගඟ”
- South Azerbaijani: “قین چایی”
- Tamil: “கிங்கங்கை”
- Tamil: “ஜின் ஆறு”
- Venetian: “Fiume Gin”
- Welsh: “Afon Gin”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gintota and Kurunduwatta.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lihini Gala and Pedruana Gala.
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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 “Gin Ganga”. Photo: A.Savin, FAL.