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Bentota Estuary. Bentota is a coastal town in Sri Lanka, located in the Galle District of the Southern Province. It is approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi) south of Colombo and 56 kilometres (35 mi) north of Galle. Bentota is situated on the southern bank of the Bentota River mouth, at an elevation of 3 metres (9.8 ft) above the sea level.
Cinnamon Bentota Beach. / 6.424722°N 79.996944°E / 6.424722; 79.996944. Cinnamon Bentota Beach, formerly known as Bentota Beach Hotel, is a luxury five-star hotel in Bentota, Sri Lanka. The hotel was built in 1967 and designed by Geoffrey Bawa. After refurbishment, the hotel reopened in 2019.
Yala is situated in the lowest peneplain of Sri Lanka, which extends from Trincomalee to Hambantota. Topographically the area is a flat and mildly undulating plain that runs to the coast with elevation is 30 metres (98 ft) close to the coast while rising in the interior to 100–125 metres (328–410 ft).
The Madu Ganga is a minor watercourse which originates near Uragasmanhandiya in the Galle District of Sri Lanka, before widening into the Madu Ganga Lake at Balapitiya. The river then flows for a further a 4.4 km (2.7 mi) before draining into the Indian Ocean. It is located 88 km (55 mi) south of Colombo and 35 km (22 mi) north of Galle .
Nilaveli is a beach resort town in the Trinco region and is only 4 km (2.5 mi) long. [4] It is located 276 km (171 mi) from Colombo and 14 km (8.7 mi) from Trincomalee. Nilaveli. Trincomalee District. Eastern Province. Pasikudah beach. Kalkudah and Passekudah are two beaches located 34 km (21 mi) north of Batticaloa.
Mirissa (Sinhala: මිරිස්ස, romanized: Mirissa; Tamil: மிரிஸ்ஸ, romanized: Miris'sa) is a small town on the south coast of Sri Lanka, located in the Matara District of the Southern Province. It is approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) south of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of 4 metres (13 ft) above sea level ...
Haburugala. Haburugala is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within the Southern Province. Sri Punyarathana Dhamma School in Choola Bodhi Viharaya Buddhist temple, Dharmaraja Vidyalaya, and Elakaka Maha Vidyalaya schools are situated in Haburugala. Most of the villagers are farmers who spend their time in paddy fields.
Lunuganga, exterior of Bawa's house. The Lunuganga Estate was the country house of the renowned Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa. [1] [2] The estate had been used as a cinnamon estate during the Dutch era and then a rubber plantation under the British. In 1948, the small house in the estate was given on rent to the local tax collector.