Adam's Peak

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Adam's Peak

A mountain, 2,243 m (7,359 ft) high, in south-central Sri Lanka. It is a sacred place of pilgrimage for Buddhists, Hindus, and Muslims.

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Adam's Peak - a mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high)

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Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Ceylon - a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948

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The earliest known mention of a huge human being, in a purely religious context, is connected with the alleged arrival of the prophet Adam, who allegedly landed in Sri Lanka at a place called 'Adam's Peak'.

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Adam's Peak, a mountain in the Central Province, is considered sacred by a number of religions.

Kingdom major supporter of Lanka's development drive

From Adam's Peak in Sri Lanka to Mount Sinai and Mount Hira in Arab, hill tops have always opened new vistas for mankind to discover itself and connect with nature.

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If it suits your fancy, take a dawn expedition to climb the famed 2250m Adam's Peak holy mountain.

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It is here that the famous Adam's Peak lies a peak that was supposedly the place where an image of Buddha's projection visited Sri Lanka and placed his foot.

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Calling the deities associated with Sri Pada the 'God of the Adam's Peak' was absurd when traditionally and historically the peak was known as Samanthakoota Parwatha or Samanala Kanda and the deity was known as Saman Deviyo.

'Distorting history could lead to dissension'

Yatra's Singh adds Anuradhapura, Adam's Peak, Nilaveli Beach and Bundala National Park to this list.