DAMBULLA
Dambulla is a town located 148 km (92 miles) north-east of Colombo and 72 km (45 miles) south of Kandy, in the Matale, central province of Sri Lanka. It is the center of vegetable production in the country due to its place at a main intersection. The area’s main attractions include Sri Lanka’s biggest and best preserved cave temple complex and the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, renowned for being constructed in just 167 days.
ATTRACTIONS IN DAMBULLA
DAMBULLA CAVE TEMPLE
Dambulla cave temple also known as Dambulla Golden Temple, is a Sri Lankan World Heritage Site (1991), located in the country’s central portion. The site is 148 km (92 mi) east of Colombo and 72 km (45 mi) north of Kandy.
Dambulla is the biggest and best preserved temple cave complex in Sri Lanka. The rock towers 160 m above the surrounding plains.
KANDALAMA LAKE
The Kandalama lake was praised as the most beautiful lake in Sri Lanka as well as a wonderful feat of engineering, an enormous man-made reservoir constructed and expanded by the ancient kings of Ceylon. At 4.8 km (3mi) long and 2.3 km (1.4mi) broad, with a 102sq km (39.4sq mi) catchment region, it contains 33 million cubic meters of water used to irrigate the surrounding countryside, especially the paddy fields.