Peradeniya
Sign in to savePeradeniya (; ) is a suburb of the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka with about 30,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the A1 main road, a few kilometres west of Kandy city centre. Peradeniya's name is derived from pera (guava) and deniya (a plain).
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Peradeniya (; ) is a suburb of the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka with about 30,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the A1 main road, a few kilometres west of Kandy city centre. Peradeniya's name is derived from pera (guava) and deniya (a plain).
Peradeniya is famous for the Royal Botanic Gardens of Peradeniya. It is situated in a slope of the Mahaweli River and attracts many visitors from Sri Lanka as well as from abroad.
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