Modara
Modara, also known as Mutwal, is a municipal ward of Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka. The mouth of the river Kelani Ganga also lies nearby. It is part of the postal area Colombo 15.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: suburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Modera”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sugathadasa Stadium and St. Lucia’s Cathedral.
Sugathadasa Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Vishmika dilshan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sugathadasa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used for football, rugby union, and athletics. The stadium holds 25,000 people and has an on-site hotel.
St. Lucia’s Cathedral
Church
St. Lucia's Cathedral, Sinhala: කොටහේන ශාන්ත ලුසියා ආසන දෙව්මැදුර Kothahena Santha Lusiya Asana Dewumædura) is the seat of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo in Sri Lanka.
De La Salle College
School
De La Salle College, Colombo is the only school in Sri Lanka dedicated to the Patron Saint of Christian Teachers St. John Baptist de la Salle, founder of the congregation of De La Salle Brothers of the Christian Schools in Latin: "Fratres Scholarum Christianarum".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madampitiya and Bloemendhal.
Madampitiya
Neighborhood
Madampitiya is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is part of the postal area Colombo 15.
Bloemendhal
Suburb
Bloemendhal is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Bloemendhal is also part of an area numbered Colombo 13. The name Bloemendhal is of Dutch origin, meaning 'Valley of Flowers'.
Modara
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Modara, Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tamil—“Modara” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Modara”
- Irish: “Modara”
- Japanese: “ムトゥワル”
- Japanese: “モデーラ”
- Persian: “مودارا”
- Sinhala: “මෝදර”
- Tamil: “முகத்துவாரம் (கொழும்பு)”
- Tamil: “முகத்துவாரம்”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Trawler Harbor and Kimbulawala.
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