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'''Peradeniya''' ({{lang-si|පේරාදෙණිය|translit=Pēradeniya}}; {{lang-ta|பேராதனை|translit=Pērātaṉai}}) is a suburb of the city of [[Kandy]], about 30,000 inhabitants in [[Sri Lanka]]. It is situated on the A1 main road, just a few kilometres west of Kandy city centre. Peradeniya is supposed to take its name from ''pera'' ([[guava]]) and ''deniya'' (a plain).<ref name="MacMillan">{{cite book |last1=MacMillan |first1=H. F. |title=Illustrated Guide to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya |date=1906 |page=7 |url=https://books.google. |
'''Peradeniya''' ({{lang-si|පේරාදෙණිය|translit=Pēradeniya}}; {{lang-ta|பேராதனை|translit=Pērātaṉai}}) is a suburb of the city of [[Kandy]], about 30,000 inhabitants in [[Sri Lanka]]. It is situated on the A1 main road, just a few kilometres west of Kandy city centre. Peradeniya is supposed to take its name from ''pera'' ([[guava]]) and ''deniya'' (a plain).<ref name="MacMillan">{{cite book |last1=MacMillan |first1=H. F. |title=Illustrated Guide to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya |date=1906 |page=7 |isbn=9788120613539 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uCxbAQ74QbEC}}</ref> |
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Peradeniya is famous for the [[Botanical Garden of Peradeniya|Royal Botanical Gardens of Peradeniya]]. It is situated in a slope of the [[Mahaweli Ganga|Mahaweli river]] and attracts many visitors from Sri Lanka as well as from abroad. |
Peradeniya is famous for the [[Botanical Garden of Peradeniya|Royal Botanical Gardens of Peradeniya]]. It is situated in a slope of the [[Mahaweli Ganga|Mahaweli river]] and attracts many visitors from Sri Lanka as well as from abroad. |
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Peradeniya
පේරාදෙණිය பேராதனை | |
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suburb | |
 Peradeniya Botanical garden | |
  Peradeniya Location in Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates: 7°16′N 80°36′E / 7.267°N 80.600°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Central Province |
| District | Kandy District |
| Population | |
• Total | 30,000 |
| Time zone | +5.30 |
| Post Code | 20400 |
Peradeniya (Template:Lang-si; Template:Lang-ta) is a suburb of the city of Kandy, about 30,000 inhabitants in Sri Lanka. It is situated on the A1 main road, just a few kilometres west of Kandy city centre. Peradeniya is supposed to take its name from pera (guava) and deniya (a plain).[1]
Peradeniya is famous for the Royal Botanical Gardens of Peradeniya. It is situated in a slope of the Mahaweli river and attracts many visitors from Sri Lanka as well as from abroad.
Another key attribute of this city is the University of Peradeniya. Its buildings are of mixed colonial and traditional Sri Lankan/South Asian styles, and located amongst the lush vegetation of the hill country. The Department of Agriculture is also located here.
West of the town lies the small historical town of Kadugannawa.
References
- ^ MacMillan, H. F. (1906). Illustrated Guide to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya. p. 7. ISBN 9788120613539.
External links
7°16′N 80°36′E / 7.267°N 80.600°E
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