Dondra Head
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| Coordinates | 5 ° 55 ′ 7 " N , 80 ° 35 ′ 28" E | |
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The Dondra Head (also Dondra Point ) is the southernmost point of Sri Lanka in the form of a small peninsula . A large part of the small town of Dondra lies on it .
history
The Dondra Head has always been of strategic and historical importance. In the 14th century came Ibn Battuta , a navigator from what is now Morocco , over here. He visited the famous temples in this place. Dondra Head was also visited in the 15th century , this time by the Chinese navigator Zheng He from the early Ming dynasty . In 1587 the famous Hindu temple was destroyed by the Portuguese De Sousa d'Arronches . The Tondeswaram Temple was rebuilt by Hindus in 1998 . A Buddhist temple is also located here today . This complex stands to the north of Dondra Head.
Worth seeing
There are several temple complexes on the peninsula , both Hindu and Buddhist temples . Furthermore, the port of Dondra is located on the west coast of Dondra Head . This is mainly used for fishing . In the northeast, the peninsula ends with Donda Beach. At the southern tip is the Dondra Head lighthouse .
Individual evidence
- ^ John C. Holt: The Buddhist Vishnu: Religious Transformation, Politics, and Culture . Columbia University Press, ISBN 978-0-231-13323-4 , pp. 5, 67-87, 97-100, 113, 257, 343, 413 .
- ↑ featur08. Retrieved August 27, 2017 .