🌲 Somawathiya National Park

Sri Lanka · Asia · National Park · 8.12°N, 81.17°E

Somawathiya National Park is one of the four national parks designated under the Mahaweli River development project. Somawathiya Chaitya, a stupa said to be containing a relic of the tooth of the Buddha, is situated within the park. The park was created on 2 September 1986, having been originally designated a wildlife sanctuary on 9 August 1966. The park is home to many megaherbivores. The national park is located 266 kilometres (165 mi) north-east of Colombo.

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Quick facts

Country	Sri Lanka
Continent / region	Asia
Protection type	🌲 National Park
Coordinates (approx.)	8.12°N, 81.17°E · view on map

Somawathiya National Park is a national park in Sri Lanka, in Asia. The details of why Somawathiya National Park is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More protected areas in Sri Lanka

Udawalawe National Park · Wilpattu National Park · Sinharaja Forest Reserve · Bundala National Park · Angammedilla National Park · Flood Plains National Park · Gal Oya National Park · Galway's Land National Park · Hikkaduwa National Park · Horagolla National Park.

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