Yakkalamulla is a suburb of

Galle Galle (, ; , ) (formerly ) is a major city on the southwestern tip of Sri Lanka, south of Colombo. Galle is the provincial capital and largest city of Southern Province, Sri Lanka and is the capital of Galle District. Galle was known as ''Gi ...

. It is located approximately from the city centre of Galle, adjacent to Makumbura to the west, Polpagoda (Imaduwa) to the south, Yakkalamulla-Akuressa road via Bangama on the east and Nabadawa to the north. It is a three-way junction (and nearby area) which connects the Yakkalamulla-Makumbura, Yakkalamulla-Imaduwa and Yakklamulla-Ketanwila (Akuressa) Roads. It is originally a working-class and farming area.

History

Yakkalamulla was ruled under the king of Magama. A nearby temple has a Sandakada Pahana (the semi-curved stone placed under steps of Buddhist temples) which belongs to Anuradhapura period, which has no carvings. The temple has one of the 32 Bo-trees sprung from the Jaya-Sri-Maha Bo Tree (Dethis Bo Ankura) planted there, during the Anuradhapura period.

References

{{SouthernLK-geo-stub Populated places in Southern Province, Sri Lanka