😍 Beautiful Kanneliya.😍
Kanneliya is a famous place among many people who like to travel like Sinharajaya. In terms of biodiversity, Kanneliya is second only to Sinharajaya. Therefore, many rare and valuable animal and plant species can be seen in this protected forest bordering the Ging Ganga.
This is a lowland wet zone rainforest. In 1934, the forest conservation department declared Kanneliya forest as a reserve forest. Also, this forest is located about 35 Km north-east of Galle city. The beautiful Kanneliya forest complex is spread over 10,867 hectares. Not only that, this Kanneliya reserve has been declared as one of the forests with the highest value in terms of plant resources in South Asia.
Also, this forest has a very high level of biodiversity. In addition, there is the possibility to look at the special places of Anagimala Falls, Narangas Falls, Little Kabbalah Hill, The mountain of the great Kabbalah etc, in the Kanneliya reserve. About 60 percent of the country's endemic from native plant have been found in the Kanneliya area. Also, endemic bird species, rare amphibian species and endemic butterfly species have been found in this reserve.





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