Uva
Badulla District
Ella Divisional Secretariat

Dowa

Dowa is a hamlet in , , and has an elevation of 1,253 metres. Dowa is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Dhowa rock temple and Bandarawela railway station.

Buddhist temple
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
or Dowa Raja Maha Viharaya is a heritage listed rock temple in , located in the central mountains of the . It is adjacent to Dhowa, a small village situated on the - main road.

Railway station
Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station in . It is the 71st and eighth last railway station on the Main Line, and is 258.72 km away from Colombo. is situated 3½ km southwest of Dowa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bandarawela and Ella.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the second largest town in the which is 28 km away from . is 200 km away from and about 125 km away from , the two largest cities of Sri Lanka.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a beautiful small town on the southern edge of 's Hill Country. It is popular with tourists and makes a great base from which to explore the surrounding countryside.

Dowa

Latitude
6.852° or 6° 51′ 7″ north
Longitude
81.0104° or 81° 0′ 38″ east
Elevation
1,253 metres (4,111 feet)
Open location code
6MR3V226+Q5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4978895843
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
11991654
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Highlights include National College of Education Bandarawela and Aramaya.

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