The Knuckles Mountain Range

The Knuckles Mountain Range

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The Knuckles Mountain Range lies in central Sri Lanka, in the Districts of Matale and Kandy. It is a climatic microcosm of the rest of Sri Lanka.

The range takes its name from a series of recumbent folds and peaks in the west of the massif which resemble the knuckles of clenched fist when viewed from certain locations in the Kandy District. Whilst this name was assigned by early British surveyors, the Sinhalese residents have traditionally referred to the area as Dumbara Kanduvetiya meaning mist-laden mountain range (Cooray, 1984). The enti

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Kandy
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