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Minneriya (Sinhala: මින්නේරිය) is a small town in Sri Lanka that is famous for two things — the great Minneriya lake built by King Mahasen and Minneriya National Park which is a hot spot for safari lovers because of its abundance of elephants. Furthermore, it is near the tourist-friendly Habarana and the world heritage sites Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Sigiriya.
The area is home to the Infantry Training Centre as well as a training centre of the Military Police of the Sri Lanka Army. The 6th Artillery Regiment is based at Minneriya along with the SLAF base SLAF Hingurakgoda.
Minneriya (Sinhala: මින්නේරිය) is a small town in Sri Lanka that is famous for two things — the great Minneriya lake built by King Mahasen and Minneriya...
Minneriya tank is a reservoir in Sri Lanka made by an old civilisation; the Anuradhapura Kingdom. King Mahasena ordered a dam build across the Minneriya...
ගුවන්තොටුපළ Hingurakgoda Guwanthotupala, IATA: HIM, ICAO: VCCH), also known as Minneriya Airport, is a domestic airport in Hingurakgoda, Sri Lanka. It is also...
Minneriya Railway Station (Sinhala: මින්නේරිය දුම්රිය නැවතුම්පොළ) is a railway station in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka. The station is located...
deity (deva) after the construction of the Minneriya tank, he became known as Minneri Deviyo (God of Minneriya). Mahasena was the younger son of King Gotabaya...
Minneriya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Minneriya...
been estimated at 240,000 individuals per hectare. The Minneriya National Park borders the Minneriya Tank, which is an important source of water for elephants...
The Minneriya Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Polonnaruwa Electoral District, in the North Central Province, Sri Lanka. The winner of Minneriya...
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...
College,Kaduruwela Ananda Balika National School, Hingurakgoda Minneriya National School, Minneriya Medirigiriya National School, Medirigiriya Diulankadawala...
National Park, Lunugamvehera National Park, Wilpattu National Park and Minneriya National Park but also live outside protected areas. It is estimated that...
the starting point for safaris in the nearby Habarana jungle and the Minneriya sanctuary which is heavily populated by elephants. Elephant back riding...
Park, generating an income of Rs.100,000 from entrance fees. Along with Minneriya and Girithale BirdLife International have identified Kaudulla as an Important...
gathering of Asian elephants numbering 200-300 or higher takes place at the Minneriya National Park. Thirteen percent of Sri Lanka's land surface has been designated...
peace in the Sri Lankan Civil War. Under his new party, he contested a Minneriya by-election and finished second, behind the UNP candidate—relegating his...
Parakrama Samudra (King Parakrama Bahu), Tisa Wewa (King Dutugamunu), Minneriya (King Mahasen) In Ancient Greece, the Greeks constructed sophisticated...
on 16, January 2021 and continues every weekend at 8:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Minneriya Army Infantry Training Center has been taken for the shootings. The teledrama...
later became SLAF stations, were established at Wirawila, Vavuniya and Minneriya. Sri Lankan independence movement Sri Lanka portal The Sri Lanka Independence...
Western Cape. Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Army – Infantry Training Centre, at Minneriya. Turkey Turkish Army – Tuzla Piyade Okulu, at Tuzla, Istanbul. United...
and other stories. Giritale shares a sanctuary with Minneriya, and it is known as Giritale-Minneriya sanctuary. "Giritale Wewa, Ancient Giritala Vapi Tank"...
(departing what is now PER, stopping for refuelling at the RAF base at Minneriya, and landing at what is now CMB) and shorter flight times (faster cruise...
Giritale tank (Sinhala: ගිරිතලේ වැව) is a reservoir in Giritale and Minneriya. It was built by King Agbo II (608-618). It is believed that the tank was...
(departing what is now PER, stopping for refuelling at the RAF base at Minneriya, and landing at what is now CMB) and shorter flight times (faster cruise...
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