Modara

Modara, also known as Mutwal, is a municipal ward of , capital of . The mouth of the river Kelani Ganga also lies nearby. It is part of the postal area Colombo 15.
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  • 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.

Stadium
Photo: Vishmika dilshan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is currently used for football, rugby union, and athletics. The stadium holds 25,000 people and has an on-site hotel.

Church
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
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 .

School
, Colombo is the only school in 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.

Neighborhood
is a suburb in , . It is part of the postal area Colombo 15.

Suburb
is a suburb in , . is also part of an area numbered Colombo 13. The name is of Dutch origin, meaning 'Valley of Flowers'.

Suburb
is a suburb of , Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13.

Modara

Latitude
6.9638° or 6° 57′ 50″ north
Longitude
79.8712° or 79° 52′ 16″ east
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
6JRXXV7C+GF
Geo­Names ID
1234856
Wiki­data ID
Q6888043
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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”

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Highlights include Trawler Harbor and Kimbulawala.

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