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Loading...Samapura Vehragodella is a hillock in the Samapura village which lies just 1 kilometre from the Ampara roundabout on the Inginiyagala road on the opposite side of the Ampara Wewa. The hillock with a dilapidated stupa along with granite ruins of ancient buildings was declared as a protected archaeological site by the Government with the Gazette issued on 10th October 2014, and describes the location as follows ;
“Place with hillock with ancient stupa and Stone pillars at the place called Vehera godella belonging to Samapura village situated in the Grama Niladhari Division No. W/89/B, Samapura in the Divisional Secretary’s Division Ampara in Ampara District in Eastern Province. (latitude 07º 17’07.8” N and longitude 081º 39′ 56.7”E).”
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| Through : Ampara – Inginiyagala Road Distance : 1.2 km Travel time : 10 mins Time to spent : 20 mins Driving directions : see on Google map |
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