普塔勒姆以南的湿地，被列入拉姆萨尔湿地名录，拥有古老的人造水池、红树林和沿海泻湖，栖息着留鸟和候鸟。

概述

阿纳维伦达瓦 (Anawilundawa) 是淡水池、红树林、盐沼和沿海泻湖的镶嵌地，位于奇洛 (Chilaw) 和普塔勒姆 (Puttalam) 之间，是斯里兰卡六个具有国际重要性的湿地之一。海边有一组古老的灌溉水池，形成了罕见的淡水和沿海栖息地交汇处，栖息着一百多种鸟类，包括苍鹭、白鹭、鸬鹚、哨鸭和全球濒危的斑嘴鹈鹕。安静的外滩小径和一座小瞭望塔使其成为观鸟者和摄影师值得一去的低调场所。

历史

The chain of tanks at Anawilundawa is thought to date back over a thousand years to ancient Sinhalese irrigation works, later maintained for paddy cultivation. The area was declared a sanctuary in 1997 and designated a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance in 2001 in recognition of its unusual convergence of freshwater, mangrove and marine ecosystems.