Dalhousie, Sri Lanka
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Dalhousie or Delhousie is a town in Nuwara Eliya District
, Sri Lanka
. The town is situated en route to Adam's Peak
. The town borrowed its name from a nearby tea estate.
Nuwara Eliya District
Nuwara Eliya District is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,228 km². Nuwara Eliya town is a tourist attraction.-Demographics:...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. The town is situated en route to Adam's Peak
Adam's Peak
Sri Pada , is a tall conical mountain located in central Sri Lanka...
. The town borrowed its name from a nearby tea estate.
See also
- Adam's PeakAdam's PeakSri Pada , is a tall conical mountain located in central Sri Lanka...
- Scottish place names in Sri LankaScottish place names in Sri LankaThis is a list of placenames in Scotland which have subsequently been given to parts of Sri Lanka by Scottish planters. Almost without exception Scottish place names in Sri Lanka occur either in the Hill Country plantations or in Colombo....