Minneriya
Minneriya is a small town in Sri Lanka that is famous for two things — the great Minneriya lake built by King Mahasen and Minneriya National Park which is a hot spot for safari lovers because of its abundance of elephants.- Suburb with about 5,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 110 metres (350 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code HIM
- …is also known as “Minnerya”
- Description: a small town in Sri Lanka which has two main points of interest
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Giritale and Minneriya National Park.
Giritale
Town
Giritale is a small city in the Polonnaruwa District of Sri Lanka. Giritale is situated 5 km southeast of Minneriya.
Minneriya
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Latitude
8.03959° or 8° 2′ 23″ north
Longitude
80.90636° or 80° 54′ 23″ east
UN/LOCODE
LK MNH
Open location code
6MW22WQ4+RG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Tamil—“Minneriya” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Minneriya”
- Dutch: “Minneriya”
- Irish: “Minneriya”
- Japanese: “ミンネリヤ”
- Persian: “مینریا”
- Russian: “Миннерия”
- Spanish: “Minneriya”
- Tamil: “மின்னேரியா”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include samagipura lake and Nagalakanda Temple.
North Central Province: Highlights
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