Kurunegala District
Maho
Pailigama

Yapahuwa

Yapahuwa is a ruins in , , . Yapahuwa is situated nearby to the cliff , as well as near the town .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yapahuwa and Maho.

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was one of the ephemeral capitals of medieval . The citadel of lying midway between Kurunagala and was built around a huge granite rock rising abruptly almost a hundred meters above the surrounding lowlands.

Town
Mahawa is a town in the of . It is located in the . Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus and Christians live in this town. is situated 4½ km west of Yapahuwa.

Yapahuwa

Latitude
7.81586° or 7° 48′ 57″ north
Longitude
80.3126° or 80° 18′ 45″ east
Open location code
6MV2R887+82
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3093899085
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
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