Ahungalla (or Ahungal) is a small coastal city located in the Galle district, in the southern province of Sri Lanka. The city is located about 75 kilometers south of Colombo, the country's largest city.
In this area, Galle lives a total of (and together with Ahungalla, naturally, more than a million people, among which the vast majority (almost 95%) - Singalis (or Singhals, Indoarians, relatives Pakistanis, Iranians, Hindu, etc.); And here the people live here Laracalla (Since the time of the Portuguese, they are sometimes called the Moors, and they say in Sinhalean, Tamil and Arabic languages), about 50 thousand Indian Tamilov, about a thousand Malayans and representatives of other few peoples. Almost all population of the Area professes Buddhism ; To a small extent there are Muslims and quite a bit of Christians here.
The town of Ahungalla is known primarily for his Sandy beach which "supports" a wide strip of palm trees - this beach is considered one of the best in the province (and maybe on the whole island). The town is approximately 15 kilometers south of Bentotes, 40 kilometers north of the city Galle (By the way, this port city in all guidebooks is written as Galle, on maps as "gal", and pronounced as Gol).
This Galle Gall, listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, served as the most important port of the Portuguese first, then the Dutch, then the British, and also played a crucial role in the various battles occurring from the coast of the Southern Province. Here they also brought tribute to the rulers of Ceylon from the Maldives.
In short, the main attraction of the city is the old fort. Somewhere next to Ahungalla has cute villages of the Kostoda - in the north and balapitis - in the south. Southeast of Ahungalla is the territory of mangrove forests, Mada Ganga.
The climatic conditions in the city and the surrounding area of the city are very similar to the situation in the central part of Sri Lanka, and the Galle district itself is, mostly plain with low hills (Ahungalla, for example, stands at an altitude of 12 meters above sea level), many greens, Palms, shady trees, in the shade of which are hidden homes of local residents and other urban and town objects. All housing options for tourists are located on the coast itself or in close proximity to it. The Singhale name "Gaala" comes from the word "GALA" (stone). Galle is known for all Asia Literary festival At which in January of each year up to 3,000 people from all over South Asia goes.
But back to Ahungalle. The largest and most famous building in the city is a luxury hotel, Heritance Ahungalla. (Previously Hotel Triton), the project of which was developed by the famous Srilaki architect Jeffrey Bova, and the building was built in 1981 after three years of work. The five-star hotel with more than 150 rooms and to this day actively accepts and has guests from all over the world.This is not the only five-star hotel - there are still Calamansi Cove by Jetwing 5 *, well, in addition - complexes of villas or simple but cozy resorts . It is unlikely that the accommodation options will not be at all.
As well as many other areas, Ahungalla was terriblely devastated Tsunami in 2004 But for the last more than 10 years, the town managed to recover and show themselves with a new nice side. But that trouble still wounds the souls of the locals, and they feel holy all that is connected with this topic. For example, on the way to the town, you can admire a completely amazing monument to the victims of the tsunami (there are now in many cities and villages of South Kazakhstan).
In the very Ahungalle attractions almost no, with the exception couples of inconspicuous temples . Yes, and the town is completely tiny! However, you can easily reach a taxi, a Tuk-Tuka or bus to the sights of interest to you, koi and in the Galle district, and in the entire province there is a lot. Thus, the town of Akhungalla is great for those tourists who craves Tranquility, privacy, sacrament of nature , exotic and, most importantly, stay away from the crowd of other tourists.
On the one hand, this is a good place to relax with children, on the other hand, there is no entertainment for children - with the exception of the nanny at the hotel. But for the couples - just a paradise corner!