Tissamaharama
in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
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Weerawila International Airport (4 mi) - Arugam Bay SPB (55 mi)
- Koggala Airport (69 mi)
- Amparai Airport (77 mi)
- Batticaloa Airport (102 mi)
- Colombo Ratmalana Airport (103 mi)
- Beira Lake Seaplane Base (108 mi)
- Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (115 mi)
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
- Sacred City of Kandy (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
- Central Highlands of Sri Lanka (Unesco heritage, 88 mi)
- Ancient City of Polonnaruwa (Unesco heritage, 115 mi)
- Golden Temple of Dambulla (Unesco heritage, 118 mi)
- Ancient City of Sigiriya (Unesco heritage, 121 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 6.277 and 81.286 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 6° 16' 35" and E 81° 17' 11"
- 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: 05:00 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:56 am and 5:45 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -0.955 and -90.967 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Puerto Villamil - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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
Explore Tissamaharama
Tissamaharama in Southern Province is a city in Sri Lanka about 109 mi (or 175 km) south-east of Colombo, the country's capital.
Local time in Tissamaharama is now 05:00 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Colombo with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Tissamaharama, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Sri Lanka is Weerawila International Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), South-West. 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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve in a distance of 55 mi (or 88 km), West. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Badulla, Ratnapura, Galle, Kandy and Kurunegala. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 71 °F
| Morning Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Night Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 17% |
| Air Humidity | 77% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
21°C (70 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
21°C (69 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
21°C (69 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
NIKARA Yala Beach Villas
Nature Resort Tissamaharama
Hotel Ceylon Heritage
Kodigahawewa Forest Resort
Gaga Bees Yala
OGA REACH hotel
Thaulle Resort
Vista Hotel River Front
Hotel River Front
The Coconut Garden Hotel & Restaurant
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka
Video with images of Tissamaharama a busy town in the south of Sri Lanka. Once it was a capital of the Sinhalese kingdom Ruhunu. King Mahanaga made it a capital in the third century BC. He...
Tissa
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Sri Lanka National Anthem
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Mage Ahinsakaviya
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Tissamaharama Yala East National Park Sri Lanka තිස්සමහාරාමය
Cette petite ville au milieu des rizières est plus connue sous le nom de Tissa.C'est le point de départ des excursions vers Yala East Nationnal Park.
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Elephant Encounter in Bundala
Heading to a safari in Bundala National Park in southern Sri Lanka we ran into an elephant walking along the road ... outside the park.
Gaga Bees Yala
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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.
Tissamaharama
Tissamaharama is a town in south-eastern Sri Lanka. It used to be the capital of the Sinhalese Kingdom of Ruhuna as early as the 3rd century B.C. Only few buildings from that period can still be seen today. The large artificial Tissa Wewa lake, which was a part of a sophisticated irrigation system, also dates from that time. Today, the town mainly serves as a starting point for visits to Yala National Park and Kataragama.
Companiwatta
Companiwatta is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Southern Province.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Tissamaharama.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Tissa, Tissamaharama, TTW
