Parakrama Samudra

Parakrama Samudra is a shallow , consisting of five separate wewa connected by narrow channels in , . The northernmost reservoir is the oldest and referred to as Topa wewa built around 386 AD.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: body of water
  • Also known as: “பராக்கிரமாவின் கடல்”, “மன்னர் பராக்கிரம கடல்”, and “පරාක්‍රම බාහු විසින් කරවන ලද විශාලතම ජලාශය පරාක්‍රම සමුද්‍රය”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Polonnaruwa.

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Parakrama Samudra

Latitude
7.9075° or 7° 54′ 27″ north
Longitude
80.97861° or 80° 58′ 43″ east
Elevation
58 metres (190 feet)
Open location code
6MV2WX4H+XC
Geo­Names ID
1231000
Wiki­data ID
Q7134855
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tamil—“Parakrama Samudra” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Parakrama Samudra”
  • French: “Parakrama Samudra”
  • Hebrew: “פראקראמה סאמודרה”
  • Japanese: “パラークラマ・サムドゥラ”
  • Malayalam: “പരാക്രമസമുദ്ര”
  • Panjabi: “ਪਰਾਕਰਮਾ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ”
  • Sinhala: “පරාක්‍රම සමුද්‍රය”
  • Slovenian: “Parakrama Samudra”
  • Tamil: “பராக்கிரம சமுத்திரம்”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: New Town and Ganangolla.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Alut Wewa and Aluth Wewa.

North Central Province: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa.

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