Lahugala
Sign in to saveLahugala (, Tamil: லகுகலை) is a small town in Ampara District, Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. The town is located on Colombo-Batticaloa main road approximately away from Pothuvil town.
~2 min read
Article
5 sectionsContents
- History
- Education
- Tourist attractions
- References
- External links
Lahugala (, Tamil: லகுகலை) is a small town in Ampara District, Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. The town is located on Colombo-Batticaloa main road approximately away from Pothuvil town.
==History== Lahugala area was an ancient populated place in Sri Lanka since Anuradhapura era and was a part of the Kingdom of Ruhuna. A number of ancient ruined sites located in and around the area prove the long history of Lahugala. Most of these sites found in the area is said to be belonged to the royal family of King Mahanaga.
On the map
2 mapped locations
Connections
stupa
Entity
Sri Lanka
Country
time zone
Entity
Tamil
Entity
geographic coordinate system
Entity
Colombo
Entity
Wayback Machine
Entity
Sinhala
Entity
town
Entity
UTC+05:30
Entity
Batticaloa
Entity
Eastern Province
Entity
Sri Lankan elephant
Entity
Buddhist temple
Entity
Buddhism in Sri Lanka
Entity
Ampara District
Entity
district of Sri Lanka
Entity
Anuradhapura Kingdom
Entity
Hinduism in Sri Lanka
Entity
Islam in Sri Lanka
Entity