Akarahaduwa Explained

Official Name:Akarahaduwa
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Sri Lanka
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sri Lanka
Subdivision Name1:Central Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Matale District
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone:Sri Lanka Standard Time
Utc Offset:+5:30
Coordinates:7.6526°N 80.662°W

Akarahaduwa is a village in Matale District, in Sri Lanka's Central Province. It is bounded on the west, north, and east by the Amban River, a tributary of the Mahaweli River.

History

According to Archibald Campbell Lawrie's 1896 gazetteer of the province, the inhabitants of the village smelted and delivered iron. A considerable number of the villagers were Moors who supported their lebbe and their mosque.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lawrie . Archibald Campbell . A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane) . 1896 . State Print. Corporation . 3–4 . 18 August 2022.