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  2. Deeghawapi - Wikipedia

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    Deeghawapi ( Pali, "long reservoir") is a Buddhist sacred shrine and an archaeological site in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka, boasting of historical records dating back to the 3rd century BCE. Water reservoirs, called "tanks", were an important feature of the hydraulic civilization of ancient Sri Lanka, and temples and cities were built ...

  3. Ampara District - Wikipedia

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    Geography. Ampara District is located in the south east of Sri Lanka in the Eastern Province.It has an area of 4,415 square kilometres (1,705 sq mi). It is bounded by Batticaloa and Polonnaruwa districts from north, Indian Ocean from east, Hambantota District from south, Badulla and Matale districts from northwest and by the Monaragala District from west and southeast.

  4. List of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Ampara District

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    Alankulama ruins. Alankulama. No. 17 Addalachchenei. Addalachchenai. 10 October 2014. Hillock covering ancient chaithya and ruins in surrounding area. Drip ledged cave in the middle of the paddy filed and archaeological evidences in the surrounding area. The place where slag particles and ancient potter pieces are scattered. [6]

  5. Peace Pagoda, Ampara - Wikipedia

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    Completed. 1988. Ampara Peace Pagoda (also known as Ampara Sama Ceitya) is one of a number of Peace Pagodas in the world, built since World War II and designed to promote the non-violence in the community and unite them in their search for world peace. It is located in Ampara, a small town located in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka and is one ...

  6. Ampara - Wikipedia

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    Ampara. /  7.28333°N 81.66667°E  / 7.28333; 81.66667. Ampara ( Sinhala: අම්පාර, Tamil: அம்பாறை) is the main town of Ampara District, governed by an Urban Council. It is located in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, about 360 km (224 mi) east of Colombo and approximately 60 km (37 mi) south of Batticaloa .

  7. Senanayake Samudraya - Wikipedia

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    Cradled between Siyabalanduwa and Ampara, the reservoir is bordered by the rising mountains of Inginiyagala. There is a national park near Senanayake Samudraya, known as the Gal Oya National Park, which is home to lots of wildlife, including more than 200 elephants, as well as bears and leopards.

  8. Thirukkovil Temple - Wikipedia

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    Hence, Thirukkovil Temple could maintain its position as "Tecathuk Kovil" with the homage of the Tamil inhabitants of Southern Batticaloa - known as Ampara District today. They still praise the guardian deity at Thirukkovil and celebrate his Mega fiesta "tīrttam" Festival annually with full of devotion and harmony. See also

  9. Mahiyangana - Wikipedia

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    055. Mahiyanganaya is a town situated close to the Mahaweli River in Badulla District, Uva Province of Sri Lanka. It is said that Gautama Buddha visited Mahiyanganaya on the Duruthu full moon poya day in order to settle a dispute arose between Yakkas and Nagas (two tribes which then inhabited the area) and this was his first ever visit to Sri ...

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