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.
For related place names see Sri Lanka Place names.
Pehambiya Headland, Dikwella Beach Dr. M. Sheppard
