Gongala

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Gongala is a mountain in the Ratnapura District of Sri Lanka. At a summit elevation of {{Convert|1358|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. It is the 15th tallest mountain in Sri Lanka.{{Cite Q|Q87733463|page=36}}{{cite web |title=Gongala, Sri Lanka |url=https://www.geonames.org/1245372/gongala.html |website=GeoNames |accessdate=19 March 2020}}{{cite web |title=Gongala, Province of Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka |url=https://www.mindat.org/feature-8305307.html |website=Mindat.org |accessdate=19 March 2020}}

File:Gongala Mountain view from Godawela area.jpg

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Folklore

The name of Gongala means Cow Rock. According to folklores, the shape of this mountain top is the shape of a cow head. Another folklore is that a long time ago many cows lived around the Gongala mountain range. {{cite web|title=Gongala|url=https://www.lovidhu.com/travel/article/gongala|publisher=lovidhu.com|accessdate=4 March 2021}}

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