Kandy, an inland town of Ceylon, on a beautiful little lake among the mountains, 74 miles by rail NE. of Colombo. It is 1665 feet above the sea, and has a mean annual temperature of 76° F. Here are ruins of the palace of the former native kings, and a temple in which a reputed tooth of Buddha's is jealously preserved (see CEYLON). Pop. (1881) 22,026; (1891) 20,252.
Kandy,
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