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About Tissamaharama

Stop by this charming lakeside town on your way to the nearby national parks, and be sure to visit the elegant city dagoba.
Tissamaharama is a town in Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. Today, the town mainly serves as a starting point for visits to Yala National Park and Kataragama. It used to be the capital of the Sinhalese Kingdom of Ruhuna as early as the 3C BC. Only few buildings from that period can still be seen today. The presence ordinary early Tamils in Tissamaharama was confirmed following archaeological excavations in 2010. The Tissamaharama Tamil Brahmi inscription, a fragment of black and red ware flat dish inscribed in Tamil in the Tamil Brahmi script was excavated at the earliest layer in the southern town. The large artificial Tissa Wewa lake, which was a part of a sophisticated irrigation system, also dates from that time.

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Serenity Tissa

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Located in heart of Tissamaharama, Serenity Tissa features air-conditioned accommodation and an outdoor swimming pool. With free WiFi, hotel has a garden and a restaurant. Staff on site can arrange airport transfers. At the hotel, rooms include a desk. Rooms are complete with a private bathroom fitted with a shower, while some rooms are fitted with a seating area. An Asian breakfast can be enjoyed at the property. Anjaligala Rajamaha Viharaya is 6.67 km away. Tissa Wewa, Ethabandigala Pillar Inscription, Akurugoda Pillar Inscription & Yatala Vehera are all in the radius of 1.5 km away. Read more...

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Attractions in Tissamaharama

  • Historic Center, Tissamaharama
  • Yatala Vehera, Tissamaharama
  • Tissa Lake, Tissamaharama