Pettah
Pettah is a neighbourhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka, located east of the city centre Fort, and behind the Colombo Port. The Pettah neighborhood is famous for the Pettah Market, a series of open air night pasars and markets.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: suburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Pettah, Sri Lanka” and “Pettal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Red Mosque and Fort railway station.
Red Mosque
Mosque
Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque (Sinhala: කොලඹ කොටුව රතු පල්ලිය, romanized: Kolomba Kotuwa Rathu Palliya, Tamil: மஸ்ஜிதுல் ஜாமிஉல் அஃபார் அல்லது சம்மாங்கோடு பள்ளிவாசல், romanized: Sammankodu Pallivasal, is a historic mosque in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Fort railway station
Railway station
Fort railway station is a major rail hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways, with many inter-city and commuter trains entering each day.
Khan Clock Tower
Tower
Photo: Jorge Láscar, CC BY 2.0.
The Khan Clock Tower was built in Colombo, Sri Lanka by the Khan Family of Bombay. The Clock Tower is a popular landmark and marks the entrance to Pettah Market.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colombo and Slave Island.
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, and still perceived by many as the capital though the suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is now the official capital.
Slave Island
Village
Slave Island, officially known as Kompagngna Veediya, also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya and formerly known as Javanam Quarters during Dutch rule, is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka, located directly south of the Fort.
Pettah
- Category: neighborhood
- Location: Pettah, Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Thai—“Pettah” goes by many names.
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Pettah”. Photo: A.Savin, FAL.