Kandy
Kandy is a railway stop in Deiyannewela, Kandy and Four Gravets Gangawata Division, Central Province. Kandy is situated nearby to the suburb Asgiriya, as well as near Mahaiyawa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kandy railway station and National Hospital, Kandy.
Kandy railway station
Railway station
Kandy railway station is a major railway station in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways and is the primary railway station in Kandy and one of the most significant in the central hills.
National Hospital, Kandy
Hospital
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The National Hospital Kandy is the second largest Hospital in Sri Lanka with a bed strength of 2741 and is the major tertiary care unit in the Central Province. In 2019, Teaching Hospital Kandy was upgraded as the second National Hospital of Sri Lanka. National Hospital, Kandy is situated 310 metres south 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 1¼ km northeast of Kandy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kandy and Asgiriya.
Kandy
Kandy is in the centre of Sri Lanka 125 km away from Colombo and is generally recognised as the island nation's cultural capital. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Asgiriya
Suburb
Asgiriya is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. There is a village named Asgiriya in Gampaha district as well, off Gampaha town, in Western Province.
Kandy
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Deiyannewela, Kandy and Four Gravets Gangawata Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.28926° or 7° 17′ 21″ northLongitude
80.63163° or 80° 37′ 54″ eastElevation
491 metres (1,611 feet)Open location code
6MV27JQJ+PMOpenStreetMap ID
node 12656864618OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stopGeoNames ID
8355349
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