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Town in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Photo: Banja-Frans Mulder, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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අම්බලන්ගොඩ ඕලන්ද අශ්ව ඉස්තාලය
Built in 1750 as a church, but later it served as a courthouse and as a stable.
අම්බලන්ගොඩ සුනන්දාරාම මහා විහාරය
One of the oldest Buddhist temples on the southern coast, with the largest Thorana (gateway arch) in Sri Lanka.
The 915-hectare Madu Ganga Estuary is connected by two narrow channels to the Randombe Lake, forming a complex wetland system encompassing 64 mangrove islets. It is a Ramsar-classified wetland.
A natural beach pool formed out of two angled rocks on the beach behind the former rest house.
By rail
Ambalangoda is served by the Coastal Line railway, connected to the major cities.
By car
It is served by the A2 highway, which runs through the town. Kurundugahahetekma entrance of the E01 expressway is 13 km from Ambalangoda.
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