Devon Falls
Devon Falls, known as the 'Veil of the Valley', is a waterfall in Sri Lanka, situated 6 km west of Talawakele, Nuwara Eliya District on the A7 highway.Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Upper Kotmale Dam.
Upper Kotmale Dam
Dam
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Upper Kotmale Dam is located in Talawakele, within the Nuwara Eliya District, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. The dam feeds the third largest hydroelectric power station in the country. Upper Kotmale Dam is situated 3 km east of Devon Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kotagala and Talawakelle.
Kotagala
Town
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kotagala is a small town in the Nuwara Eliya District of the Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is located 35.8 km from Nuwara Eliya at an elevation of 1,247 m above sea level. Kotagala is situated 3½ km southwest of Devon Falls.
Talawakelle
Town
Talawakelle is a town in Nuwara Eliya District in the Central Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. It is the centre of the Dimbula tea planting district, the largest tea growing area in Sri Lanka. Talawakelle is situated 4 km southeast of Devon Falls.
Lindula
Town
Lindula is a town located in the Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province of Sri Lanka. Together with Talawakele it is administered by the Talawakele-Linduala Urban Council. Lindula is situated 7 km southeast of Devon Falls.
Devon Falls
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: waterfall in Sri Lanka
- Categories: waterfall and tourism
- Location: Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.9515° or 6° 57′ 5″ northLongitude
80.63011° or 80° 37′ 48″ eastElevation
1,163 metres (3,816 feet)Open location code
6MR2XJ2J+J2OpenStreetMap ID
node 247212347OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Devon Falls” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Devon Falls”
- Mazanderani: “ئوشار دوون”
- Mazanderani: “دوون ئوشار”
- Persian: “آبشار دوون”
- Persian: “ابشار دوون”
- Sinhala: “ඩෙවෝන් ඇල්ල”
- Swedish: “Devon Falls”
- Tajik: “Девон”
- Tajik: “Обшори Девон”
- Tajik: “Шаршараи Девон”
- Tamil: “டெவோன் அருவி”
- Tamil: “டெவோன் நீர்வீழ்ச்சி”
- Urdu: “ڈیوون آبشار”
- Vietnamese: “thác Devon”
- Western Panjabi: “ڈیون چھمبر”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Devon Watrefall and St. Clair Falls.
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