Haldummulla
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Haldummulla
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Uva Province |
| District | Badulla District |
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| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
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Haldummulla (Template:Langx) is a town in the Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]
The town suffered significant damage from a landslide in 2014.
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Attractions
- Bambarakanda Falls [1]
- Ohiya and Horton Plains via Kalupahana and Udaweriya Estate
Archeological sites
Prehistoric burial ground
In 2010, a group of researchers found some evidence of a Prehistoric burial ground.[4][5]
Prehistoric settlement
In 2011 archaeologists found evidence for an ancient settlement, the oldest and first ancient human dwelling to be found in the central hills in Sri Lanka.[6]
Soragune Devalaya
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Portuguese Fort
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See also
References
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- ^ Divisional Secretariats Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Archeology Projects" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
- ^ Herbal gardens Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."3000-year-old burial ground discovered from a high ground in Sri Lanka". 28 August 2010. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ Excavation of a Protohistoric Canoe burial Site in Haldummulla – 2010
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Oldest human settlement unearthed in Sri Lanka". dna. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1505: 10. 6 July 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1264. 22 November 2002.
