Kinigama

Kinigama is a locality in Bandarawela Divisional Secretariat, Badulla District, Uva and has an elevation of 1,273 metres. Kinigama is situated nearby to the hamlet Sewanagama, as well as near Udaperuwa.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bandarawela railway station and Dhowa rock temple.

Bandarawela railway station

Railway station

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Bandarawela railway station is a railway station in Sri Lanka. It is the 71st and eighth last railway station on the Main Line, and is 258.72 km away from Colombo.

Dhowa Rock Temple or Dowa Raja Maha Viharaya is a heritage listed rock temple in Sri Lanka, located in the central mountains of the Uva Province. It is adjacent to Dhowa, a small village situated on the Badulla-Bandarawela main road. Dhowa rock temple is situated 3½ km northeast of Kinigama.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bandarawela and Ella.

Bandarawela

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Bandarawela is the second largest town in the Badulla District which is 28 km away from Badulla. Bandarawela is 200 km away from Colombo and about 125 km away from Kandy, the two largest cities of Sri Lanka.

Ella

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Ella is a beautiful small town in Uva province on the southern edge of Sri Lanka's Hill Country. It is popular with tourists and makes a great base from which to explore the surrounding countryside.

Diyatalawa

Town

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Diyatalawa is a town and former garrison settlement in the central highlands of Sri Lanka, in Badulla District of Uva Province. The town is associated with long-standing military training establishments, including the Sri Lanka Military Academy and the Sri Lanka Air Force Combat Training School at Diyatalawa. Diyatalawa is situated 6 km southwest of Kinigama.

Kinigama

Type: Locality
Location: Bandarawela Divisional Secretariat, Badulla District, Uva, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.8286° or 6° 49′ 43″ north

Longitude

81.0088° or 81° 0′ 32″ east

Elevation

1,273 metres (4,177 feet)

Open location code

6MR3R2H5+CG

GeoNames ID

11991690

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