dambulla history

Dambulla is situated exactly 160Km from Colombo. It is situated at the very end of north western province and the right beginning of the north central province. Dambulla is one of the places of historical importance in Sri Lanka.

Dambulla is a historical city. Tourists who come to Sri Lanka never fail to visit Dambulla. There main attractions are Dambulla historical temple and Sigiriya fortress. Sigiriya is situated about 10Km away from Dambulla, other attractive places are Kandalama tank, Namal uyana and Kaludiya Pokuna.
This city belongs to the dry zone.

The largest market of Sri Lanka is situated in Dambulla. It is called “The Economic Center”. The city becomes very busy during the evening until late in the night since it is the center of distribution of vegetable to the entire country. Almost all the vegetables grown in Sri Lanka can be seen in Dambulla.
You can see a lot of indigenous and migrant birds at Kandalama. Dambulla has a hot and humid climate throughout the year. Wild elephants too can be seen at habarana, a village situated few miles away from Dambulla. The ebony and the satin wood are the valuable trees grow in his area.There are an international level cricket stadium too in Dambulla. Nearly twenty hotels in and around Dambulla provides all the modern facility for tourist.