[{SlideShowNav}]

!!!Heading for Sigiriya - Kurunegala [{GoogleMap location='Kurunegala, Sri Lanka' zoom='9'}]

[{Image src='DSC00106KurunegalaDambullajpg.jpg' caption='Heading for Sigiriya - Kurunegala, July 2018, © [Hasso Hohmann|Infos_zum_AF/Editorial_Board/Hohmann,_Hasso,_Univ._Doz._(Architektur,_Baukunst)]' alt='Heading for Sigiriya - Kurunegala' width='675' height='900' class='image_left'}]

%%lang,english
Kurunegala[{GoogleMap location='Kurunegala, Sri Lanka' zoom='9'}] has been named after the Elephant rock: ''Kurune'' means tusker or an elephant with protruding teeth and ''gala'' in Sinhala means rock. The Elephant rock Ethagala with its 325m is the largest of eight large rocks that sourround the city.
%%

%%lang,german
Kurunegala[{GoogleMap location='Kurunegala, Sri Lanka' zoom='9'}] wurde nach dem Elefantenfelsen benannt: ''Kurune'' heißt 
Elefantenbulle und ''gala'' heißt Fels. Der Elefantenfelsen Ethagala ist mit 325 Metern der größte von acht großen Felsen, die die Stadt umgeben.
%%

[{Metadata Suchbegriff='Heading for Sigiriya - Kurunegala'}]
[{SET customtitle='Heading for Sigiriya - Kurunegala (1)'}]