It is located approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Luxor and remains a Latin Catholic titular see. It contains the Dendera Temple complex, one of the best-preserved temple sites from ancient Upper Egypt. Entrance to the temple. Miniature stela. …

Dondra Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Dondra Head, Dondra, the southernmost point in Sri Lanka and is Sri Lanka 's tallest lighthouse, [1] and also one of the tallest in South East Asia. Dondra Head lighthouse is operated and maintained by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority.

Dondra (Sinhala: දෙවිනුවර / දෙවුන්දර, romanized: Devinuvara / Devundara, Tamil: தேவேந்திரமுனை/தேவந்துறை, romanized: Tēvēntiramuṉai/Tevanturai) is a settlement on the extreme southernmost tip of Sri Lanka, in the Indian Ocean near Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

Devinuwara is also known as Dondra in English. At the height of its splendour, in the 13th-15th centuries, Devinuwara has been a busy seaport and a most renowned place of pilgrimage and worship.

Jun 11, 2019 · Dewundara is located at the most southern edge of the country, about 6.5kms south-east of Matara. Dewundara is also known as Devinuwara in Sinhala and Dondra...

Aug 17, 2019 · “Dewundara” (Dondra) Lighthouse is a preeminent place to measure the four corners in Sri Lanka, This lighthouse is the tallest lighthouse in Sri Lanka and also one of the tallest in South Asia. Next to it lies the boundary stone that marked the southern end of Sri Lanka.

Jun 15, 2020 · Shedding light on the Indian Ocean and the well-used nautical route off this coast, it is one of the four international lighthouses in Sri Lanka. Octagonal in shape with picturesque yellow windows against white-painted bricks, the Dondra Lighthouse is fifty meters high on the edge of a shady and well-kept garden.

Mar 9, 2024 · Devinuwara Upulvan Devalaya also known as Devinuwara Vishnu Devalaya or Tenavaram Temple by Tamils (Sinhala: දෙවිනුවර උපුල්වන් දේවාලය) is a Devalaya Shrine located adjoining the Devinuwara Raja Maha Viharaya in Devundara (Dondra) in Matara District, Sri Lanka.

Devundara, situated 6km southeast of Matara, is believed to be the abode of Upulvan Deviyo or God Vishnu who, according to legend, is the guardian deity of the Island and Buddhism in the …

Located in the city of Matara, Dondra Head Lighthouse is famed for being the tallest lighthouse in South East Asia with truly spectacular views.