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The Best Attractions In Wilpattu National Park

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Wilpattu National Park is a park located on the island of Sri Lanka. The unique feature of this park is the existence of Willus - Natural, sand-rimmed water basins or depressions that fill with rainwater. Located in the Northwest coast lowland dry zone of Sri Lanka. The park is located 30 km west Anuradhapura and located 26 km north of Puttalam . The park is 1,317 square kilometers and ranges from 0 to 152 meters above sea level. Nearly sixty lakes and tanks are found spread throughout Wilpattu. Wilpattu is the largest and one of the oldest National Parks in Sri Lanka. Wilpattu is among the top national parks world-renowned for its leopard population. ...
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  • 3. Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu Mannar
    The Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu is a Roman Catholic Marian shrine in Mannar district of Sri Lanka. With a history of over 400 years, this shrine acts as a center for pilgrimage and worship for Sri Lankan Catholics. The site is considered as the holiest Catholic shrine in the island and is a well known place of devotion for both Tamil and Sinhalese Catholics. The church has been a symbol of unity not just between Tamils and Sinhalese, but also between people of different religions, including Buddhists, Hindus and Protestants.Pope Pius XI granted the image of Our Lady of Madhu a Canonical coronation on 2 July 1924. Attendance for the August festival at times touched close to a million people before the outbreak of the Sri Lankan Civil War. Situated in the heart of the conflict zone, pilgrima...
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  • 5. Hatthikuchchi Viharaya Mahagalkadawala
    Hatthikuchchi Viharaya is a ruined ancient temple complex situated on the northern border of the North Western Province , Sri Lanka 3.5 km away from the Mahagalkadawala junction on the Padeniya – Anuradhapura road.
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  • 6. Yodha Wewa Mannar
    Yoda Ela or Jaya Ganga, an 87 km long single banking water canal carrying excess water from Kala Wewa reservoir to Thissa Wewa reservoir in Anuradhapura, is a construction dependent on remarkable instrumentation precision. Its gradient of 10 to 20 cm per kilometre still baffles experts today for its minute precision.
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