Sin: දික්වැල්ල dikvælla

‘Long Beach’  Town, SP,  Sri Lanka

From Sin: dik/dig, ‘long’; and Sin: wella/vælla, ‘sand-bank’, ‘sandy plain’, ‘sandy shore’

How long? About 2km. How tall? 50m. Dikwella has Sri Lanka’s largest seated Buddha statue.  

 

Pehambiya Headland, Dikwella Beach                      Dr. M. Sheppard