Yapahuwa Wewa
Yapahuwa Wewa is a reservoir in North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Yapahuwa Wewa is situated nearby to the locality Wadugama, as well as near Karuwalagassewa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yapahuwa and Maho.
Yapahuwa
Photo: Asiriu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yapahuwa was one of the ephemeral capitals of medieval Sri Lanka. The citadel of Yapahuwa lying midway between Kurunagala and Anuradhapura was built around a huge granite rock rising abruptly almost a hundred meters above the surrounding lowlands.
Maho
Town
Mahawa is a town in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is located in the Kurunegala District. Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus and Christians live in this town. Maho is situated 5 km west of Yapahuwa Wewa.
Yapahuwa Wewa
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: North Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.81667° or 7° 49′ northLongitude
80.31667° or 80° 19′ eastElevation
98 metres (322 feet)Open location code
6MV2R888+MMGeoNames ID
1222887
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