Benhope

Benhope is a hamlet in Icelab Watta, Bandarawela Divisional Secretariat, Uva. Benhope is situated nearby to the hamlet Pahala Malwatta, as well as near Aislaby.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bandarawela railway station and Dhowa rock temple.

Bandarawela railway station

Railway station

Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. Bandarawela railway station is situated 3½ km south of Benhope.

Dhowa rock temple

Buddhist temple

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

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 4 km east of Benhope.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bandarawela and Ella.

Bandarawela

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 7 km southwest of Benhope.

Benhope

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Icelab Watta, Bandarawela Divisional Secretariat, Badulla District, Uva, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.86126° or 6° 51′ 41″ north

Longitude

80.98781° or 80° 59′ 16″ east

Open location code

6MR2VX6Q+G4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5084564274

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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