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Kurunegala
(Sinhala:
කුරුණෑගල,
Tamil:
குருணாகல்)
is
a
major
city
in
Sri
Lanka.
It
is
the
capital
city
of
the
North
Western
Province
and
the
Kurunegala
District.
Kurunegala
was
an
ancient
royal
capital
for
50
years,
from
the
end
of
the
13th
century
to
the
start
of
the
14th
century.
It
is
at
the
junction
of
several
main
roads
linking
to
other
important
parts
of
the
country.
It
is
about
94
kilometres
(58
mi)
from
Colombo,
42
kilometres
(26
mi)
from
Kandy
and
51
kilometres
(32
mi)
from
Matale.
Located
at
an
altitude
of
116
metres
(381
ft)
above
sea
level,
Kurunegala
is
surrounded
by
coconut
plantations
and
rubber
estates.
There
are
eight
very
noticeable
large
rocks
that
encircle
and
dominate
the
city.
Kurunegala's
rocks
rise
from
the
plain
below
and
have
characteristic
names,
six
of
which
come
from
the
animals
that
they
are
imagined
to
represent.
The
largest
among
them
is
Ethagala
or
the
"Elephant
Rock"
(though
the
translation
is
actually
tusker),
reaches
325
metres
(1,066
ft).
The
shape
of
Ethagala
resembles
an
elephant.
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