Kurunegala

Kurunegala is a noteworthy city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of the North Western Province and the Kurunegala District. Kurunegala was an old regal capital for a long time, from the finish of the 13th century to the beginning of the 14th century. It is at the intersection of a few principle streets connecting to other critical parts of the nation. It is around 94 km from Colombo and 42 km from Kandy.

Situated at an elevation of 116 meters above ocean level, Kurunegala is encompassed by coconut ranches and elastic domains. There are eight extremely discernible substantial rocks that surround and overwhelm the city. Kurunegala's stones ascend from the plain underneath and have trademark names, six of which originate from the creatures that they are envisioned to speak to. The biggest among them is Ethagala or the "Elephant Rock" however the interpretation is really tusker, achieves 325 meters. The state of Ethagala looks like an elephant.

Kurunegala had a fortress in the 13th century. Its command as an old capital of Sri Lanka started with a progression of occasions that occurred amid the late 12th century at Yapahuwa. The sacrosanct tooth relic which was in the Yapahuwa Kingdom was taken by an Aryacakrati from the Jaffna Kingdom to the Pandyan nation amid the control of Buwaneka Bahu I from 1272 to 1284. The relic was brought back by King Parakrama Bahu III who ruled from Kurunegala somewhere in the range of 1287 and 1293.