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Namal Uyana is a natural park in Sri Lanka. It has been designated as a unique conservation area due to its historical significance, biodiversity and geographical features. Due to this the National Namal Uyana has become an attractive oasis for tourists.

Location
To enter the Namal Uyana in the Galkiriyagama area in the Kekirawa Division, take the Adiyagala Road in Galkiriyagama Village, 7 km from the Madatugama Junction on the Colombo-Anuradhapura Expressway. center

Physical Characteristics
There are two major importance of the Namal National Park


 * 1) Ceylon ironwood (Na) trees cover 260 acres of land in the area
 * 2) Mount Rose Thiruvana ( a pink quartz ) spread over an area of ​​500 million years

right|thumb|252x252px|The pink quartz mountain Mount Rose Thiruvana is made up of 7 ridges and is the largest Pink Quartz Range in South Asia.

Ceylon ironwood trees with large branched Ceylon ironwood (Na) stems can be seen more than the Ceylon ironwood species seen in the normal environment, and their leaves are reddish in color at the leaf stage and shiny dark green at maturity.

The largest Ceylon ironwood (Na) tree in Sri Lanka, about 60 feet in circumference, can also be seen in this forest. Two main species of Na can be identified in this forest.

They are


 * 1) Diya Na
 * 2) Batu Na

Na Park Na flowers are most fragrant and last from April to June.

Historical information
The written history of this Park is started from 3rd Century of BCE. At the Period of Devanampiya Tissa of Anuradhapura there were not any Na tree. At that time it was a Residential treatment center. As a treatment of Rehabilitation (penology) na trees was planted by people who were in rehabilitation. ( Jayasekara, 2009 ,page:56)

left|thumb|300x300px|ancient ruins of Namal Uyana