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'''Namunukula''' is the name of a mountain range in [[Sri Lanka]]'s province of [[Uva Province|Uva]]. Its main peak is {{convert| |
'''Namunukula''', literally "Nine Peaks" in [[Sinhala language]], is the name of a mountain range in [[Sri Lanka]]'s province of [[Uva Province|Uva]]. Its main peak is {{convert|2036|m|ft|1}} high.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Cluster Of Nine Peaks: Namunukula |url=http://serendib.btoptions.lk/article.php?id=1972 |accessdate=2 May 2020 |date=February 2017}}</ref> The nearby town is also sometimes called '''Namunukula Town'''.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CE/35/Namunukula.html Falling Rain]</ref> |
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*[http://www.gyan.doctors.org.uk/trainjourneys2.htm Train Journeys] |
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*[http://www.ballofdirt.com/entries/7569/138001.html Ball of Dirt]</ref> |
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During the [[Ming treasure voyages]] of the 15th century, the Chinese fleet led by Admiral [[Zheng He]] made use of this geographical feature in their navigation to Sri Lanka, as the mountain is the first visible landmark of Sri Lanka after departing from Sumatra.<ref>{{cite book | last=Dreyer | first=Edward L. | title=Zheng He: China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty, 1405–1433 | year=2007 | publisher=Pearson Longman | location=New York | isbn=9780321084439 | authorlink=Edward L. Dreyer | p=69}}</ref> |
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*[http://www.srilankanexpeditions.com/hiking_trekking.php Sri Lankan Expeditions] |
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[[Category:Landforms of Badulla District]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:21, 21 July 2024
| Namunukula | |
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 Namunukula, as seen from Collen Estate in Badulla. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,036 m (6,680 ft)  |
| Coordinates | 6°55′59″N 81°6′49″E / 6.93306°N 81.11361°E |
| Geography | |
  Namunukula | |
Namunukula, literally "Nine Peaks" in Sinhala language, is the name of a mountain range in Sri Lanka's province of Uva. Its main peak is 2,036 metres (6,679.8 ft) high.[1] The nearby town is also sometimes called Namunukula Town.[2]
During the Ming treasure voyages of the 15th century, the Chinese fleet led by Admiral Zheng He made use of this geographical feature in their navigation to Sri Lanka, as the mountain is the first visible landmark of Sri Lanka after departing from Sumatra.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "A Cluster Of Nine Peaks: Namunukula". February 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Falling Rain
- ^ Dreyer, Edward L. (2007). Zheng He: China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty, 1405–1433. New York: Pearson Longman. p. 69. ISBN 9780321084439.
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