Mahara
Mahara is an old town in the Gampaha District in the Western Province in Sri Lanka. It is situated along the A 1 highway.- Type: Locality
- Description: town in Gampaha, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Mahara, Sri Lanka”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka.
Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka
Church
Photo: Michael Shehan Obeysekera, CC BY 2.0.
The Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka is a Roman Catholic basilica in Tewatte, Sri Lanka. Being thus in a somewhat distant suburb of Colombo, it comes under the purview of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo and is a site of pilgrimage for Sri Lankan Catholics. Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka is situated 3½ km north of Mahara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalupitiya and Kadawatha.
Dalupitiya
Hamlet
Dalupitiya is a small village situated in the western part of Sri Lanka. The distance to Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka, is about 10 miles from Kirimetiyagara. The closest city to Dalupitiya is Kadawatha, which is on the Kandy Road.
Kadawatha
Town
Kadawatha is a large suburb of Gampaha, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the A1 highway, approximately 16 km away from the centre of Colombo.
Kiribathgoda
Town
Kiribathgoda is a suburb of Gampaha and is situated on A1 highway, between Kelaniya and Kadawatha. It is the first commercial E-Suburb in Sri Lanka. The suburb is located 12 km away from Colombo Fort centre. Kiribathgoda is situated 2½ km south of Mahara.
Mahara
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tamil—“Mahara” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Mahara, Sri Lanka”
- French: “Mahara”
- Irish: “Mahara”
- Persian: “ماهارا (سریلانکا)”
- Persian: “ماهارا”
- Sinhala: “මහර”
- Tamil: “மஹாரா”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Biyanwila Pahala and Kirimetiagara.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Raja Maha Vihara and Peliyagoda Central Fish Market.
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