North Western Province

• Kurunegala
• Kurunegala is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of the North Western Province and the Kurunegala District. Kurunegala was an ancient royal capital for 50 years, from the end of the 13th century to the start of the 14th century. 

                Following are some of the ancient places to visit in Kurunegala.

• Ethugala
• Yapahuwa kingdom
• Dambadeniya Kingdom
• Panduwasnuwara

• Ethugala       

                                  This is known as the Elephant Rock.Because it is look like as an elephant.And the top of the rock there is a huge Buddhist statue which is give more beauty and it can see from the city.
                           

 

• Yapahuwa Kingdom     

                                Yapahuwa was one of the ephemeral capitals of medieval Sri Lanka. The citadel of Yapahuwa lying midway between Kurunegala and Anuradhapura was built around a huge granite rock rising abruptly almost a hundred meters above the surrounding lowlands.
In 1272, King Bhuvenakabahu transferred the capital from polonnaruwa to Yapahuwa in the face of Dravidian invasions from South India, bringing the sacred tooth releic with him. Following the death of King Bhuvenakabahu in 1284, the Pandyans of South India invaded Sri Lanka once again, and succeeded in capturing Sacred Tooth Relic. Following its capture, Yapahuwa was largely abandoned and inhabited by Buddhist monks and religious ascetics.

•  Dambadeniya Kingdom

                                     The Kingdom of Dambadeniya was a medieval kingdom in what is present day Sri Lanka. The kingdom's rulers reigned from 1220–1345.Following are some of the images in Dambadeniya Kingdom.