Main Ground Maskeliya

Main Ground Maskeliya is a locality in Maskeliya, Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat, Central Province. Main Ground Maskeliya is situated nearby to the hamlet Glentilt, as well as near Gangewatta.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Maskeliya Dam.

Maskeliya Dam

Dam

Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Maskeliya Dam is a large gravity dam at Maskeliya, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Along with the Castlereigh Dam, the dams are the highest point and beginning of the Laxapana Hydropower Complex, involving a number of dams, penstocks, and hydroelectric power stations. Maskeliya Dam is situated 2½ km west of Main Ground Maskeliya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maskeliya and Norwood.

Maskeliya

Town

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Maskeliya is a town in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is the site of the 1974 crash of Martinair Flight 138, the worst air disaster in Sri Lanka.

Norwood

Town

Norwood is a village in Sri Lanka located within the Central Province, near the banks of Kehelgamu Oya, a tributary of the Kelani River. In 2017, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a gathering of Indian-origin Tamils at Norwood, in the presence of the Sri Lankan president, prime minister, and other community leaders. Norwood is situated 4½ km east of Main Ground Maskeliya.

Dalhousie

Town

Photo: Saqib, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dalhousie, Nallathanniya or Delhousie is a village in Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. The village is two hours from Hatton city and situated en route to Adam's Peak. The village borrowed its name from a nearby tea estate. Dalhousie is situated 5 km west of Main Ground Maskeliya.

Main Ground Maskeliya

Type: Locality
Location: Maskeliya, Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.83541° or 6° 50′ 8″ north

Longitude

80.57062° or 80° 34′ 14″ east

Open location code

6MR2RHPC+56

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1072532297

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Glentilt and Gangewatta.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include maskeliya pradeshiya sabha and Maskeliya Police Station.

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