Keppetipola
Place in Uva Province
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Keppetipola (කැප්පෙටිපොල) is a town in Sri Lanka. It is located in Badulla District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka.[1] During the British period this village had been called as Wilson-Tenna. In 1818 the British General named Wilson destroyed and abandoned this arid. Then this was called Palugama.[2] And later somewhere in 1968 this had been named as Keppetipola. This had been done in honour and to commemorate the action of Monarawila keppetipola's ( then Disawa of Uva under the British ) return of the British troops and Armour and joining and taking the leadership of the 1818 rebellion against the British.
Keppetipola | |
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  Keppetipola | |
| Coordinates: 6°52′51″N 80°52′44″E | |
| Province | Uva Province |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (Summer time) |
Places of interest
- Ancient Dagoba at Sri Somananda Pirivena.
- Ancient fortress.[3]
