Gonagolla Explained

Gonagolla
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Sri Lanka
Coordinates:7.4351°N 81.6285°W
Native Name:ගොනාගොල්ල
கொனாகொல்ல
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sri Lanka
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Eastern
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Ampara
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:32064
Timezone1:Sri Lanka Standard Time
Utc Offset:+5:30

Gonagolla (Sinhala; Sinhalese: ගොනාගොල්ල, Tamil: கொனாகொல்ல) is a town in the Ampara District, Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.

It is located 18.8km (11.7miles) north of Ampara on the Ampara Uhana Maha Oya Highway (A27).[1]

The Gonagolla Vihara, a historic cave temple, which is formally listed as an archaeological site, is located nearby on the road to Ampara.[2]

Schools

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gonagolla is in Ampara district of Eastern province of Srilanka. 2021-01-17. Allceylon.lk.
  2. Web site: Gonagolla. 2021-01-17. www.archaeology.gov.lk. 6 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306072737/http://www.archaeology.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=113:gonagolla&catid=51:sites&Itemid=99&lang=en. dead.