Raja Ela
in North Central Province, Sri Lanka
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China Bay Airport (40 mi) - Batticaloa Airport (58 mi)
- Amparai Airport (69 mi)
- Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (91 mi)
- Arugam Bay SPB (103 mi)
- Beira Lake Seaplane Base (105 mi)
- Colombo Ratmalana Airport (109 mi)
- Weerawila International Airport (125 mi)
- Ancient City of Polonnaruwa (Unesco heritage, 11 mi)
- Ancient City of Sigiriya (Unesco heritage, 12 mi)
- Golden Temple of Dambulla (Unesco heritage, 21 mi)
- Sacred City of Anuradhapura (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Central Highlands of Sri Lanka (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Sacred City of Kandy (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Unesco heritage, 115 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 8.033 and 80.900 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 8° 1' 59" and E 80° 54' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rupee - LKR
- Spoken languages:
- Sinhala, Tamil, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:23 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:06 am and 5:47 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -0.955 and -90.967 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Puerto Villamil - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,1 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Sri Lanka.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Sri Lanka. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring Raja Ela
Raja Ela in North Central Province is a town located in Sri Lanka about 105 mi (or 169 km) north-east of Colombo, the country's capital place.
Time in Raja Ela is now 12:23 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Colombo with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Raja Ela, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Sri Lanka is China Bay Airport in a distance of 40 mi (or 64 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Sri Lanka is Ancient City of Polonnaruwa in a distance of 11 mi (or 17 km), South-East. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Anuradhapura, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Kandy and Badulla. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 85 °F
| Morning Temperature | 21°C / 71 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
| Night Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 57% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 10% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Wednesday, 4th of December 2024
29°C (85 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
30°C (86 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Friday, 6th of December 2024
29°C (83 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
GIRITALE HOTEL
DEER PARK INN
Thidas Arana
TISHAN HOLIDAY RESORT
Vista Polonnaruwa Holiday Inn
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
2010 Katina Pinkama - Part 2, Weheraeliya Sri Jinendraramaya, Kaudulla, Sri Lanka
Angry Elephants
Angry, mad elephants chasing jeep in Sri Lanka Minneriya Nationaal Park.
Heritance Kandalama Excursion - Minneriya Elephants
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Minneriya Lake Sri Lanka Acme Travels
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Minneriya National Park Safari.
Minneriya National Park Safari. Minneriya National Park is a national park in North Central Province of Sri Lanka. The area was designated as a national park on 12 August 1997, having been...
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A Dagoba (or Stupa), දාගැබ, චෛත්යයය, in the Monaragala Area. About Stupa: (from Sanskrit: m., स्तूप, stūpa, Pāli: थुप "thūpa", literally meaning...
Pea-hen and Green Bee-eater, at the Minneriya Wild-life Sanctuary, Sri Lanka.
I took this video at the Minneriya wild-life sanctuary in Sri Lanka about six years ago.
スリランカの旅 3日目 【ジープサファリ-5】 Sri Lanka 【Jeep safari -5】
【オオトカゲ】 ミネリヤ国立公園にてジープサファリ 【Monitor lizard】 It is a jeep safari in a Minneriya national park.
Sri Lanka - Giritale Hotel w Polonnaruwa
Sri Lanka - Giritale, Giritale Hotel (15 marca 2014) |
Sri Lanka - Polonnaruwa, Giritale Hotel, kolacja
Sri Lanka - Giritale Hotel (http://www.giritalehotel.com), kolacja (14 marca 2014) | Sri Lanka - Giritale Hotel (http://www.giritalehotel.com), dinner (14 March 2014) |
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Minneriya
Minneriya is a small town in Sri Lanka, and is famous for two things, for the great Minneriya lake build by King Mahasen and for the Minneriya National Park which is a hot spot for safari lovers because of the abandons of Elephants. Furthermore it is situated near Habarana which have some high class hotels for tourists and some famous world heritage sites like Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Sigiriya which are relatively close to Minneriya.
Minneriya Garrison
The Minneriya Garrison is a common name used for collection of military bases of the Sri Lanka Army located in and around the Minneriya in the North Central Province. It is home to the several training centers of the army, including the Infantry Training Centre and has a detachment of the Sri Lanka Artillery. SLAF Hingurakgoda is situated in close proximity.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Raja Ela.
