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Thennekumbura

Kandy, Central

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Kandy DistrictDistrict
KandyCity
A village in Kandy District, Central Province, where a bridge crosses the Mahaweli RiverApprox. location
Kandy, Peradeniya, GampolaNearby major areas

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About the neighbourhood

  • Village in Kandy District, Central Province
  • Bridge over the Mahaweli River, Sri Lanka's longest river (335 km)
  • The Mahaweli flows through Gampola, Kandy and Peradeniya
  • River views with forested hills and highland ridges
  • Kandy city and the Peradeniya hospital and university lie to the west

Thennekumbura is a village in Kandy District, Central Province, beside the Mahaweli River, where a bridge carries the road across the water. The Mahaweli is Sri Lanka's longest river at 335 km, rising at Horton Plains National Park and flowing through Gampola, Kandy and Peradeniya before reaching the Bay of Bengal at Trincomalee. Here the river is broad, with forested hills along its banks and the Kandy highlands in the…

Thennekumbura is a village in Kandy District, Central Province, beside the Mahaweli River, where a bridge carries the road across the water. The Mahaweli is Sri Lanka's longest river at 335 km, rising at Horton Plains National Park and flowing through Gampola, Kandy and Peradeniya before reaching the Bay of Bengal at Trincomalee. Here the river is broad, with forested hills along its banks and the Kandy highlands in the distance.

Header photo: Price Zero, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons

Known Landmarks

The Mahaweli River flowing through Thennakumbura, with highland ridges beyond
The Mahaweli River flowing through Thennakumbura, with highland ridges beyondPhoto: Price Zero, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons

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What is Thennekumbura known for?

Thennekumbura is known for its bridge over the Mahaweli River, Sri Lanka's longest river at 335 km, which also flows through Gampola, Kandy and Peradeniya.

Is Thennekumbura close to Colombo?

Thennekumbura is in Kandy District in the Central Province, in the hill country inland from Colombo. The sources read give no road distance; it is in the greater Kandy area.

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