Dikwella/Dickwella (SL)

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...