Central province, Sri Lanka

The Central Province of Sri Lanka is made up mostly by the mountainous areas of the country. Both the hill capital Kandy and the city of Nuwara Eliya are located with in the Central Province as well as Adams Speak.

Though three successive European powers invaded Sri Lanka during the 16th to the 19th century, the Central Province maintained it's independence until the early 19th Century when the British Finally managed to Conqueror Kandy.