Veherahena

Veherahena is a locality in Matara Four Gravet, Matara District, Southern Province. Veherahena is situated nearby to the locality Talpawila East, as well as near Kumbalgama.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shrine of Our Lady of Matara and Dondra Head Lighthouse.

Shrine of Our Lady of Matara

Church

Shrine of Our Lady of Matara is a Roman Catholic church devoted to the Virgin Mary, in the town of Matara, Sri Lanka. The shrine houses a statue of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus.

Dondra Head Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Charaka Ranasinghe, CC BY 2.0.

Dondra Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Dondra Head, Dondra, the southernmost point in Sri Lanka and is Sri Lanka's tallest lighthouse, and also one of the tallest in South East Asia. Dondra Head Lighthouse is situated 4 km southeast of Veherahena.

Matara railway station

Railway station

Photo: Hafiz Issadeen, CC BY 2.0.

Matara railway station is a station in Matara, Sri Lanka. It is owned and operated by Sri Lanka Railways. Matara railway station opened on 17 December 1895 as the terminus of the Coastal Line. Matara railway station is situated 4 km west of Veherahena.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matara and Dondra.

Matara

Photo: KingAlawaka, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Matara is a city in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. The Southern Province consists of three districts and the city of Matara lies between Galle and Hambantota which are the other districts of Southern Province.

Dondra

Town

Dondra is a settlement on the extreme southernmost tip of Sri Lanka, in the Indian Ocean near Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. The Dondra Head Lighthouse, ruins of several Hindu shrines of Tenavaram and a Vihara are located in the vicinity.

Veherahena

Type: Locality
Location: Matara Four Gravet, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

5.9528° or 5° 57′ 10″ north

Longitude

80.5797° or 80° 34′ 47″ east

Elevation

8 metres (26 feet)

Open location code

6MQ2XH3H+4V

GeoNames ID

11988655

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Localities in the Area

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