Clock-tower

Hindu temple in Matale

Memorial over the 1848 rebellion

Matale town

Matale is a town in the hill country of Sri Lanka, 142 kilometres (90 miles) from Colombo. It is an area steeped in history. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (960 × 1280 pixel, file size: 253 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Bold textThis is the Matale Clock Tower Which is located in the heart of the City == Summary == Matale, Sri Lanka. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (960 × 1280 pixel, file size: 253 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Bold textThis is the Matale Clock Tower Which is located in the heart of the City == Summary == Matale, Sri Lanka. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (960 × 1280 pixel, file size: 276 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Hindu temple, Matale, Sri Lanka. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (960 × 1280 pixel, file size: 276 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Hindu temple, Matale, Sri Lanka. ... Bedugul Hindu temple in Bali, Indonesia A Hindu temple, is a house of worship for followers of Hinduism. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (960 × 1280 pixel, file size: 294 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Memorial over 1848 revolt, Matale, Sri Lanka. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (960 × 1280 pixel, file size: 294 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Memorial over 1848 revolt, Matale, Sri Lanka. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 263 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Matale, Sri Lanka. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 263 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Matale, Sri Lanka. ... Map of Colombo with its administrative districts Coordinates: District Colombo Division, Colombo District Mayor Uvaiz Mohammad Imitiyaz (Sri Lanka Freedom Party) Area    - City 37. ...

The Matale administrative district also contains the historic Sigiriya rock castle,Aluwihare temple and Dambulla temple. Sigiriya is an archeological site in North Central Sri Lanka. ... The city of Dambulla is situated in the Central Province of Sri Lanka, the city is situated 148 km east of Colombo and 72 km north of Kandy. ...

The town itself is 26 kilometres (17 miles) from Kandy, another ancient capital where the Temple of the Tooth Relic is found. The Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy Kandy (මහනුවර/ සෙංකඩගල in Sinhala, கண்டி in Tamil) is the name used by British invaders for the city of Senkadagala (Mahanuwara) in the centre of Sri Lanka. ...

The Aluvihare Temple, on the North side of the town is reputed to the place where Bhuddhist teachings were first written in text form on ola leaf.

Surrounding the town are the Knuckles foothills called Wiltshire. It is a mainly agriculural area, where tea, rubber, vegetable and spice cultivation dominate.

current mayor of matale is Hilmy Careem

Coordinates: 7°28′N 80°37′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...