Polonnaruwa District
Higurakgoda
Samagipura

Minneriya

Minneriya is a small town in that is famous for two things — the great Minneriya lake built by King Mahasen and which is a hot spot for safari lovers because of its abundance of elephants.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb with 5,000 residents
  • Description: a small town in Sri Lanka which has two main points of interest
  • Also known as: “Minnerya”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Giritale and Minneriya National Park.

Town
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small city in the of . The location has tourist attraction due its nature and close link with Polonnaruwa, an ancient capital of Sri Lanka. is situated 5 km southeast of Minneriya.

Photo: Stuart Pinkney, CC BY 2.0.
is a in of . The area was designated as a national park on 12 August 1997, having been originally declared as a wildlife sanctuary in 1938.

Minneriya

Latitude
8.03936° or 8° 2′ 22″ north
Longitude
80.90563° or 80° 54′ 20″ east
Population
5,000
Elevation
108 metres (354 feet)
IATA airport code
HIM
United Nations Location Code
LK MNH
Open location code
6MW22WQ4+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2285202904
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1235015
Wiki­data ID
Q4295008
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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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