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Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lankai
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Kegalle DistrictDistrict
Sabaragamuwa ProvinceProvince
Sri LankaCountry

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View of the Bogala graphite mining area, in 1980.

Bogala Mine, Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
03559600017272027731843.jpg
View of the Bogala graphite mining area, in 1980.

Bogala Mine, Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
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View of the Bogala graphite mining area, in 1980.

Bogala Mine, Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
04929990017272027728991.jpg
View of the Bogala graphite mining area, in 1980.

Bogala Mine, Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
03559600017272027731843.jpg
View of the Bogala graphite mining area, in 1980.

Bogala Mine, Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
04092950017272027746945.jpg
View of the Bogala graphite mining area, in 1980.

Bogala Mine, Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
04929990017272027728991.jpg
View of the Bogala graphite mining area, in 1980.

Bogala Mine, Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
03559600017272027731843.jpg
View of the Bogala graphite mining area, in 1980.

Bogala Mine, Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kegalle17,962 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
214416
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:214416:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Kegalle, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
German:
Kegalle , Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Italian:
Distretto di Kegalle, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Russian:
Кегалле, Сабарагамува, Шри-Ланка
Simplified Chinese:
凱格勒區, 薩伯勒格穆沃省, 斯里蘭卡
Sinhalese:
කෑගල්ල පරිපාලන දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, සබරගමුව පළාත, ශ්‍රී ලංකාව
Spanish:
Distrito de Kegalle, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Tamil:
கேகாலை மாவட்டம், சப்ரகமுவா மாகாணம், இலங்கை
Arabic:
مديرية كيجاللا, مقاطعة ساباراغاموا , سريلانكا
Bengali:
কেগালে জেলা, সাবরাগমুওয়া প্রদেশ, শ্রীলঙ্কা
Cebuano:
Kegalle District, Province of Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Danish:
Kegalle District, Sri Lanka
Dutch:
Kegalle , Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Farsi/Persian:
ناحیه کگاله, استان ساباراگامووا, سری‌لانکا
Finnish:
Kegallen piirikunta, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Georgian:
კეგალეს ოლქი, საბარაგამუვის პროვინცია, შრი-ლანკა
Greek:
Κεγκάλε, Σαμπαραγκαμούβα, Σρι Λάνκα
Gujarati:
કેગલે જિલ્લો, શ્રીલંકા
Hindi:
क़ेगल जिला, सबरगमुवा प्रान्त, श्रीलंका
Indonesian:
Distrik Kegalle, Provinsi Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Japanese:
ケーガッラ県, サバラガムワ州, スリランカ
Kannada:
ಕೇಗಲ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಶ್ರೀಲಂಕಾ
Korean:
케갈레 구, 사바라가무와 주, 스리랑카
Latvian:
Kegalle distrikts, Šrilanka
Lithuanian:
Kegaės apskritis, Šri Lanka
Malay:
Kegalle District, Sri Lanka
Marathi:
केगल्ले जिल्हा, सबरगमुवा प्रांत, श्रीलंका
Norwegian:
Kegalle distrikt, Sri Lanka
Polish:
Dystrykt Kegalle, Prowincja Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Portuguese:
Distrito de Kegalle, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Swedish:
Kegalle, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Telugu:
కెగాలె జిల్లా, శ్రీలంక
Thai:
เคเกลเล่, ศรีลังกา
Turkish:
Kegalle District, Sri Lanka
Ukrainian:
Кегалле, Сабарагамува, Шрі-Ланка
Urdu:
کاگال ضلع, سبراگموا علاقہ, سری لنکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Kegalle, Sri Lanka
Western Punjabi:
ضلع کیگالے, سری لنکا


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3 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kegalle_District
Wikidata ID:Q1737803
GeoNames ID:1240722

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