Ampitiya
Ampitiya is a suburb of the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located within the country's Central Province. Ampitiya is approximately 3 miles from the Kandy city centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 10,000 residents
- Description: suburb in Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Ampitiya Udagama”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic and National Museum of Kandy.
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
Buddhist temple
Sri Dalada Maligawa, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, is a Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the Royal Palace Complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha. Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is situated 4 km northwest of Ampitiya.
National Museum of Kandy
Museum
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Museum of Kandy in Kandy, Sri Lanka is located next to the Temple of the Tooth in part of the former Royal Palace of Kandy. The primary exhibits are housed in the Palle Vahala building, which was the former home of the King's harem. National Museum of Kandy is situated 4 km northwest of Ampitiya.
Ceylon Tea Museum
Museum
Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Ceylon Tea Museum is located in the former Hanthana Tea Factory, which was originally constructed in 1925. It is situated 3 km south of Kandy. Hanthana was one of the first successful areas to cultivate tea following the failure of coffee production on the island. Ceylon Tea Museum is situated 3½ km west of Ampitiya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nehiniwala and Tennekumbura.
Tennekumbura
Suburb
Tennekumbura is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within, Kandy District in Central Province.
Uduwela Pallegama
Hamlet
Uduwela Pallegama is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.
Ampitiya
- Categories: geographical feature and locality
- Location: Meddegama, Kandy and Four Gravets Gangawata Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.26787° or 7° 16′ 4″ northLongitude
80.6663° or 80° 39′ 59″ eastPopulation
10,000Elevation
602 metres (1,975 feet)Open location code
6MV27M98+4GOpenStreetMap ID
node 2386322832OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
1251441Wikidata ID
Q4748448
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Uzbek—“Ampitiya” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Ampitiya”
- Persian: “اپینیا، استان مرکزی”
- Uzbek: “Ampitiya”
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Localities in the Area
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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 “Ampitiya”. Photo: Francesc Genové, CC BY 2.0.