About Peak Wilderness Sanctuary

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Peak Wilderness sanctuary is a natural reserve in Sri Lanka. It is the third largest (by area) of the 50 sanctuaries in the country.

"Sri Pada" Peak Wilderness sanctuary is a tropical rain forest that spreads over a land of 224 square kilometers around the Sri Pada (Adam's Peak) mountain. A huge forest area that belonged to the Peak Wilderness was cut down and cleared during the British colonial rule in Sri Lanka (1815-1948) to gain land for the massive tea estates which are still functioning in Nuwara Eliya district. The remaining portion of the Peak Wilderness was declared a wildlife sanctuary on October 25, 1940.

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Rathnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka

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Ruwanwella fort

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Hanwella fort

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Menikkadawara fort

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Kalutara fort

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Negombo fort

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Polonnaruwa

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Anuradhapura

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Basilica of Our Lady of Snows, Thoothukudi

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Tirunelveli

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Padmanabhapuram Palace

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Chitharal Jain Monuments

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Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve

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Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary

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Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary

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Vizhinjam Cave Temple

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Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary

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Kulathupuzha

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Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary

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Achankovil

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Periyar National Park

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Anchuthengu Fort

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Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur

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Great Living Chola Temples

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Airavatesvara Temple

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Konni, Kerala

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Fort Thomas, Tangasseri

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Sasthamcotta Lake

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Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam

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Ashtamudi Lake

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Gangaikonda Cholapuram

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