Galketiya Temple

Galketiya Temple is a Buddhist temple in Unawatuna West, Habaraduwa Divisional Secretariat, Southern Province. Galketiya Temple is situated near Post office, as well as near the Buddhist temple Bodhirukkarama Viharaya.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Closenberg Hotel and Unawatuna Beach.

Closenberg Hotel

Hotel

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Closenberg Hotel is a three star heritage hotel located in Galle, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the southern side of Galle Harbour. Closenberg Hotel is situated 1½ km northwest of Galketiya Temple.

Unawatuna Beach

Beach

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Unawatuna Beach is situated 2 km south of Galketiya Temple.

The National Museum of Galle is one of the national museums of Sri Lanka. It is located in the oldest remaining Dutch building in the Galle fort, Galle, a single storey colonnaded Dutch building built in 1656 as the commissariat store for the Dutch garrison at the fort. National Museum of Galle is situated 3 km west of Galketiya Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Unawatuna and Galle.

Unawatuna

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Unawatuna is a beach resort town in southern Sri Lanka 5 km south of Galle. It can be seen as its suburb, a bustling little community of guest houses, cafes, markets, crafts and bars. The main beach is swimmable year round.

Galle

Photo: Saqib, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Galle is in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Galle's old town with its fortifications have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Karapitiya

Suburb

Karapitiya is a suburb of Galle in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. It is located within the limits of Galle Four Gravets. Karapitiya is situated 5 km northwest of Galketiya Temple.

Galketiya Temple

Type: Buddhist temple
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Unawatuna West, Habaraduwa Divisional Secretariat, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.02445° or 6° 1′ 28″ north

Longitude

80.24598° or 80° 14′ 46″ east

Open location code

6MR226FW+Q9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3081634048

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Post office and Bodhirukkarama Viharaya.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Sujee Food and Turtlelamp villa.

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