Maskeliya
Maskeliya is a locality in Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province and has an elevation of 1,233 metres. Maskeliya is situated nearby to the locality Broonfee, as well as near Venture Colony.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maskeliya Dam.
Maskeliya Dam
Dam
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Maskeliya Dam is a large gravity dam at Maskeliya, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Along with the Castlereigh Dam, the dams are the highest point and beginning of the Laxapana Hydropower Complex, involving a number of dams, penstocks, and hydroelectric power stations.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maskeliya and Dickoya.
Maskeliya
Town
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maskeliya is a town in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is the site of the 1974 crash of Martinair Flight 138, the worst air disaster in Sri Lanka.
Dickoya
Town
Dikoya is a town in Nuwara Eliya District in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Dikoya forms Hatton-Dikoya Urban Council with Hatton. Dickoya is situated 6 km northeast of Maskeliya.
Norwood
Town
Norwood is a village in Sri Lanka located within the Central Province, near the banks of Kehelgamu Oya, a tributary of the Kelani River. In 2017, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a gathering of Indian-origin Tamils at Norwood, in the presence of the Sri Lankan president, prime minister, and other community leaders. Norwood is situated 4 km east of Maskeliya.
Maskeliya
- Type: Locality
- Location: Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.8313° or 6° 49′ 53″ northLongitude
80.5749° or 80° 34′ 30″ eastElevation
1,233 metres (4,045 feet)Open location code
6MR2RHJF+GXGeoNames ID
11987490
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