Dunuwila | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 7°15′0″N 80°49′0″E / 7.25000°N 80.81667°E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Central Province |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
Dunuwila is a village in Central Provinces, Sri Lanka. It is located 15 km north of Kandy & 147 km east of Colombo. Situated near Wasgamuwa National Park, the village has a Hindu Religious Significance Rama killed Ravana with this bow, hitting him with Brahmastra, the death-arrow here & presently the site is said to be Dunuwila Lake. As the story signifies, the name of the village meaning in Sinhala language is 'Dunu' means bow and 'Wila' means lake.