Tennekumbura

Tennekumbura is a village in . It is located within, Kandy District in .
Tap on a place
to explore it

Places of Interest

Highlights include Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic and National Museum of Kandy.

Buddhist temple
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
Sri Dalada Maligawa, commonly known in English as the , is a Buddhist temple in , Sri Lanka. It is located in the of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha. is situated 2½ km northwest of Tennekumbura.

Museum
The in , is located next to the in part of the former Royal Palace of Kandy. The primary exhibits are housed in the Palle Vahala building, which was the former home of the King's harem. is situated 2½ km northwest of Tennekumbura.

Playground
E. L. Senanayake Children's Park is an in the city of , . Situated at the Ampitiya junction along the Kandy Lake Round Road, it the first children’s park, and one of the oldest parks in the city.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ampitiya and Sirimalwatta.

Village
is a suburb of the city of , . It is located within the country's . is approximately 3 miles from the Kandy city centre.

Suburb
is a village in . It is located within .

Suburb
is a former town, now a suburb of in , of . The town is situated 7 km to the southeast of the centre of Kandy. The population is about 150,000.

Tennekumbura

Latitude
7.28363° or 7° 17′ 1″ north
Longitude
80.66279° or 80° 39′ 46″ east
Elevation
588 metres (1,929 feet)
Open location code
6MV27MM7+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2382096557
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1226796
Wiki­data ID
Q7699966
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Tennekumbura from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Tennekumbura” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: Тенекумбура
  • Cebuano: Tennekumbura
  • Chinese: 天納庫布拉
  • Chinese: 天纳库布拉
  • Dutch: Tennekumbura
  • Irish: Tennekumbura
  • Persian: تنه‌کومبورا
  • Swedish: Tennekumbura

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Tennekumbura”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pandiwatte and Thalwatta.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tennekumbura Temple and Elite Gym.

Central Province: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Kandy, Sigiriya, Nuwara Eliya, and Dambulla.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tennekumbura”. Photo: Francesc Genové, CC BY 2.0.