Download - Waterfalls of Sri Lanka
By Arundathie Abeysinghe Lecturer/Trainer
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Mountains of Sri Lanka abound with gorgeous waterfalls – cynosure of all eyes
Visitors are mesmerized by the sheer beauty of these waterfalls
Many of them are unknown – hidden away in forest or remote tea plantations
Sri Lanka – a country of 65,610 square kilometers
There are more than 200 waterfalls (recorded) – a large figure for a small country of its size
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There are many legends associated with waterfalls
Ravana Ella – associated with the great epic of the East - Ramayana
(Ravana – powerful demon king – ruled Sri Lanka – cave hidden behind the fall, believed to be - a place, the princess Sita was hidden after her abduction from India)
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Natural elevation of the land – Sri Lanka – a paradise of waterfalls
Waterfalls can be seen from various angles – each angle more beautiful than the other
Majority of waterfalls are located in the hill country
Ratnapura district has the highest number of waterfalls (109)
Nuwara Eliya district - 75 Kegalle district - 40
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Sri Lanka – a small island in the Indian Ocean - blessed with 103 rivers and streams radiating from the central hills
These rivers - rushing down rocky precipices form a number of roaring waterfalls - various shapes and heights – unique beauty
Some waterfalls can be viewed with ease Others can only be seen by penetrating thick
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There are 19 hidden, beautiful waterfalls in Sinharaja Forest – a world heritage site
Some waterfalls are very high Dhoovili falls is the most beautiful
waterfall in Sinharaja Ancient Arab traveler Ibn Batuta was
mesmerized by the aesthetic splendor of these waterfalls
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Rathnapura District (109 Waterfalls) Nuwara Eliya District (77 Waterfalls) Kegalle District (40 Waterfalls) Kandy District (20 Waterfalls) Badulla District (33 Waterfalls) Galle District (26 Waterfalls) Hambantota District (2 Waterfalls) Kalutara District (24 Waterfalls) Kurunegala District (26 Waterfalls) Matara District (14 Waterfalls) Monaragala District (4 Waterfalls) Colombo District (4 Waterfalls) Gampaha Distict (2 Waterfalls)Arundathie Abeysinghe
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