Английская Википедия:Alagalla Mountain Range

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:EngvarB Шаблон:More citations needed Шаблон:Infobox mountain Alagalla (Шаблон:Lang-si, literal translation: Tuber rock) Mountain Range is situated at the boundaries of the Central and Sabaragamuwa Provinces in Sri Lanka. Along with the surrounding Шаблон:Transliteration (Шаблон:Lang) also known as Bible Rock, Шаблон:Transliteration (Шаблон:Lang), Шаблон:Transliteration (Шаблон:Lang), Шаблон:Transliteration (Шаблон:Lang), Knuckles Mountain Range and Hanthana (Шаблон:Lang) Mountain Range, Alagalla mountain has served as a natural defense location for nearly five centuries (1505–1948) against the Portuguese, Dutch and English invasions aimed at the Kandyan Kingdom.

Historical importance

Most of the battles to invade the Kandyan Kingdom took place at Balana (literal translation viewing point), with the Kandyan monarchs emerging victorious aided by the impenetrable mountain formations. The famous Balana Fort which functioned as a strategic rock fortress and an outpost to Kandyan kingdom was built between Kadugannawa Pass and Alagalla Mountain Range.

Meangalla Pass and Meeyangala tunnel

The railway lines to upcountry were established by the English once the Kandyan Kingdom was absorbed into the British Empire in 1815. However, extending the already working Colombo-Ambepussa (Шаблон:Lang) mainline across the Шаблон:Transliteration mountain to Kandy proved to be extremely challenging as it had to be navigated around a waterfall, Шаблон:Transliteration (Шаблон:Lang) about Шаблон:Cvt high falling directly on the planned route and across a steeply inclined solid rock of more than Шаблон:Cvt thick.

Initially, the railway track was constructed by gouging artificial grooves on the rock at the top of the waterfall to "split" the waterfall into two and fall away from the rail route. The tracks were then set up around the inclined rock and this was called the Шаблон:Transliteration (Шаблон:Lang) pass. However, this railway route was found to be dangerous, especially in the rainy season as heavy rains caused the swollen waterfall and slip rocks to damage the trains and the rail tracks.

This resulted in a more robust and safe rerouting via drilling through the solid rock. The Шаблон:Transliteration (Шаблон:Lang) tunnel, thus constructed and numbered as tunnel 5A, became the sixth tunnel in the Colombo-Kandy railway line and also the second-longest railway tunnel in Sri Lanka at Шаблон:Cvt long.

Hiking through the Alagalla Mountains

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Alagalla from the base of the mountain

Alagalla mountains can be reached by taking either the Colombo-Kandy line to Шаблон:Transliteration railway station, or by taking the Kandy-Шаблон:Transliteration bus from Шаблон:Transliteration to Шаблон:Transliteration junction.

If following the Шаблон:Transliteration route, trekking can be started at Шаблон:Transliteration railway station through the Шаблон:Transliteration village. The Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Transliteration (Шаблон:Lang) waterfall, served by the Alagalla forest reserve, can also be viewed slightly off-route. Alternatively, a slightly longer trekking path via Шаблон:Transliteration can be reached by taking the Kandy-Шаблон:Transliteration bus route to Шаблон:Transliteration junction from Шаблон:Transliteration. In both routes, the support of a local guide is strongly encouraged.

The summit of the Alagalla mountain Range is a platform to witness the view of the other surrounding mountains, including Шаблон:Transliteration (Шаблон:Lang) also known as Bible Rock, Шаблон:Transliteration (Шаблон:Lang), Шаблон:Transliteration (Шаблон:Lang), Knuckles Mountain Range and Hanthana (Шаблон:Lang) Mountain Range.

See also

• List of mountain ranges
• List of Southeast Asian mountains