Pinnewela
The Pinnewela Elephant Orphanage is situated northwest of the
town of Kegalle, halfway between the present capital Colombo and the ancient
royal residence Kandy in the hills of central Sri Lanka. It was established in
1975 by the Sri Lanka wildlife department in a 25-acre coconut property near
the Maha Oya River. The orphanage was originally founded in order to afford
care and protection to the many orphaned elephants found in the jungle. As of
2008, there are about 84 elephants.
Polonnaruwa
The second most ancient of Sri Lanka's kingdoms, The second
most ancient of Sri Lanka's kingdoms, Polonnaruwa was first declared the
capital city by King Vijayabahu I, who defeated the Chola invaders in 1070 CE
to reunite the country once more under a local leader. was first declared the
capital city by King Vijayabahu I, who defeated the Chola invaders in 1070 CE
to reunite the country once more under a local leader.
Puttalam
The history of this dry zone district goes back to the
arrival of North Indian Prince Vijaya, 2500 years ago in Tammanna in the
coastal belt above Puttalam. This happened when his vessel was washed ashore.
Thonigala the homeland of Kuweni is deep in the district. The name
"Puttalam" may be a modification of in Tamil Uppuththalam , i.e, Uppu
means Salt and Thalam means the place where salt production. So finally the
name came Puttalam.
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