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About the neighbourhood
- Capital of Matale District in the Central Highlands
- About 364 m above sea level in a green valley
- Aluvihare Rock Temple, where the Pali Canon was first written down
- Second largest urban area in the Central Province
Matale is a major city in the Central Province and the administrative capital and largest city of Matale District. It lies in a broad, fertile valley at the heart of the Central Highlands, about 364 m above sea level, with the Knuckles Mountain Range around it. The area has a long history. At the Aluvihare Rock Temple, on the northern side of the city, the Pali Canon was first written…
Matale is a major city in the Central Province and the administrative capital and largest city of Matale District. It lies in a broad, fertile valley at the heart of the Central Highlands, about 364 m above sea level, with the Knuckles Mountain Range around it.
The area has a long history. At the Aluvihare Rock Temple, on the northern side of the city, the Pali Canon was first written down on palm leaves in 29 BCE. Matale was also the site of a major battle in 1848, when the Matale Rebellion began and the British garrison in Fort MacDowall was besieged.
Visitors and residents know Matale for its temples, including the Aluvihare Rock Temple and the Sri Muthumariamman Temple, and for the herbal and spice gardens of the district. It is the second largest urban and most populated city in the Central Province after Kandy.
Header photo: Pierre André Leclercq / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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What is Matale known for?
Matale is known for the Aluvihare Rock Temple, where the Pali Canon was written on palm leaves in 29 BCE, for the 1848 Matale Rebellion, and for its spice and herbal gardens in a green Central Highlands valley.
Is Matale close to Colombo?
No. Matale is in the Central Highlands, in the Central Province, well inland from Colombo. It is a hill-country city, not a Colombo suburb.