Pussellawa Sinhala: පුස්සැල්ලාව. Tamil: புசல்லாவ, is a l town in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. It is located along the A5 road between Gampola and Nuwara Eliya.
Legend says ancient kings of Gampola Kingdom established by the great King Buvanekabahu IV. (1341–1357) when threatened by enemies used to hide among in the inaccessible terrain around Pussellawa and Kothmale. These inaccessible terrains later became the world best known Tea Plantations.
The beginning of the Hill country, Pussellawa is 16 km from Gampola on A5 Nuwara Eliya road and has an elevation of nearly 2,800 feet (850 m) that makes the climate cool and surroundings can go under the mist during late evenings. Pussellawa Rest House was a popular stop with the early travellers, who rested prior to passing through the difficult mountains at Ramboda Pass onto Nuwara Eliya. The nearest Railway station is located in Gampola.
Around the town are a number of Tea Plantations, Tea Factories, Streams, Waterfalls. Kothmale Dam, Places of worship that could be visited conveniently by the modern traveler.
Pussellawa Sinhala: පුස්සැල්ලාව. Tamil: புசல்லாவ, is a l town in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. It is located along the A5 road between Gampola and Nuwara...
Uda Pussellawa is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located in the Walapane Divisional Secretariat of Nuwara Eliya District in Central Province. List of towns...
Uda Pussellawa Railway (UPR) or Udupussallawa Railway (Sinhala: උඩුපුස්සැල්ලාව දුම්රිය මාර්ගය Uḍupussællāwa Dumriya Mārgaya) was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow...
plantation management with the acquisition of the controlling stake of Pussellawa Plantations Ltd and Agalawatte Plantations PLC. In 2017, Damro Group roped...
Lanka and the 729th tallest waterfall in the world. It is situated in Pussellawa area, on the A5 highway at Ramboda Pass. The waterfall is formed by the...
Pattipola Ambewela Horton Plains National Park Parakramapura Closed Uda Pussellawa Railway Line Nanu Oya Tunnel No. 17 Radella Great Western Watagoda Upper...
Pattipola Ambewela Horton Plains National Park Parakramapura Closed Uda Pussellawa Railway Line Nanu Oya Tunnel No. 17 Radella Great Western Watagoda Upper...
line Mihintale line Northern line Puttalam line Trincomalee line Uda Pussellawa railway (closed) Stations List of railway stations Railway stations by...
Pattipola Ambewela Horton Plains National Park Parakramapura Closed Uda Pussellawa Railway Line Nanu Oya Tunnel No. 17 Radella Great Western Watagoda Upper...
submontane forests and plantations of the Central Highlands, including Pussellawa, Gampola, Hatton, Knuckles, Balangoda, Pundaluoya, Ramboda, Kotagala,...
Pattipola Ambewela Horton Plains National Park Parakramapura Closed Uda Pussellawa Railway Line Nanu Oya Tunnel No. 17 Radella Great Western Watagoda Upper...
working passenger and freight services on the narrow gauge (2 ft 6in) Uda Pussellawa Railway (UPR) between Nanu Oya and Ragala, via Nuwara Eliya. No. 293 met...
Rothschild Estate. They also owned the Sogamma and Condegalla estates in Pussellawa. They grew coffee and tea, especially Ceylon Tea. They sold the plantations...
only American Indian place name in Sri Lanka is Rappahannock, in Uda Pussellawa. It comes from the Rappahannock River in Virginia, itself originating...
Lanka: Kelani Valley line was regauged while the 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) Uda Pussellawa railway was dismantled. 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)...
Wijesuriya Stanley Gunasekara from Udahenatenna. He worked at Nawalapitiya and Pussellawa post offices. He later served as the Deputy Postmaster General. The couple...
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