Gandara West

Gandara West is a locality in Devinuwara Divisional Secretariat, Matara District, Southern Province. Gandara West is situated nearby to the locality Gandara East, as well as near Wawwa.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dondra Head Lighthouse.

Lighthouse

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.

Nearby places include Dondra.

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.

Latitude

5.9338° or 5° 56′ 2″ north

Longitude

80.6118° or 80° 36′ 42″ east

Elevation

17 metres (56 feet)

Open location code

6MQ2WJM6+GP

GeoNames ID

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