KiriwanEliya Temple

KiriwanEliya Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kiriwaneliya, Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat, Central Province which is located on Norton - Maskeliya Road. KiriwanEliya Temple is situated nearby to the village Norton Bridge, as well as near the waterfall Laxapana Falls.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Laxapana Falls and Aberdeen Falls.

Laxapana Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Astronomyinertia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Laxapana Falls is, at 126 m high, the 8th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 625th highest in the world. It is situated in Maskeliya area in Nuwara Eliya District, about 16 km from Maskeliya town on Maskeliya-Norton Bridge road, in a village called Kiriwan Eliya.

Aberdeen Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Hasindu2008, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aberdeen Falls is a 98 m high waterfall on the Kehelgamu Oya near Ginigathena, in the Nuwara Eliya District of Sri Lanka. Kehelgamu Oya is a major tributary of the Kelani River. Aberdeen Falls is situated 3½ km north of KiriwanEliya Temple.

Norton Dam

Dam

Photo: Pol van den Scheetekens, CC BY 3.0.

The Norton Dam is a gravity dam built across the Kehelgamu Oya, which is a main tributary to the Kelani River. The dam is built at Norton Bridge, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Norton Dam is situated 2 km east of KiriwanEliya Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kiriwan Eliya and Norton Bridge.

Kiriwan Eliya

Village

Kiriwan Eliya is a village in Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is located in Maskeliya area in Nuwara Eliya District. Laxapana Falls, the 8th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka, is located here.

Norton Bridge

Village

Norton Bridge, Sri Lanka is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Nuwara Eliya district, in the Central Province.

Norton

Locality

Norton is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.

KiriwanEliya Temple

Type: Buddhist temple
Address: Norton - Maskeliya Road
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Kiriwaneliya, Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.91545° or 6° 54′ 56″ north

Longitude

80.50538° or 80° 30′ 19″ east

Open location code

6MR2WG84+55

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4442011586

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

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