Parakrama Samudra
Parakrama Samudra is a shallow reservoir, consisting of five separate wewa connected by narrow channels in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. The northernmost reservoir is the oldest and referred to as Topa wewa built around 386 AD.
- Lake
- …has a surface elevation of around 60 metres (190 feet)
- Description: body of water
Places of Interest Nearby
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Parakramabahu I
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3 km northeast of Parakrama Samudra
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polonnaruwa.
Parakrama Samudra
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Latitude
7.9075° or 7° 54′ 27″ north
Longitude
80.97861° or 80° 58′ 43″ east
Open location code
6MV2WX4H+XC
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tamil—“Parakrama Samudra” goes by many names.
Parakrama SamudraCebuano
פראקראמה סאמודרהHebrew
パラークラマ・サムドゥラJapanese
പരാക്രമസമുദ്രMalayalam
ਪਰਾਕਰਮਾ ਸਮੁੰਦਰPanjabi
පරාක්රම බාහු විසින් කරවන ලද විශාලතම ජලාශය පරාක්රම සමුද්රයSinhala
පරාක්රම සමුද්රයSinhala
Parakrama SamudraSlovenian
பராக்கிரம சமுத்திரம்Tamil
பராக்கிரமாவின் கடல்Tamil
மன்னர் பராக்கிரம கடல்Tamil
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