Kurana

Kurana is a municipal ward of , . It is on the - Main road and is located a few miles from the . It has an average elevation of 7 m above sea level.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 5,000 residents
  • Description: village in Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Katunayaka”, “Kurana Katunayaka”, and “Kurana, Sri Lanka”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bandaranaike International Airport and Ave Maria Convent Branch School.

Aerodrome
Photo: Dilubaba, Public domain.
is the main international airport in . It is named after former Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike and is in the suburb of , 32.5 kilometres north of the nation's capital and commercial center, . is situated 3½ km southeast of Kurana.

School
Photo: Ayodhya Sovis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bolawalana Ave Maria Convent, previously known as is a Catholic girls' school in Sri Lanka. The school is administrated by the Dominican sisters of Malta.

Archaeological site
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
was a small but important fort in , approx. 30 km north of , that was built by the Portuguese to defend Colombo. In its time the fort at Negombo was probably the next in strategic importance after Colombo, Jaffna and Galle. is situated 3 km northwest of Kurana.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Negombo and Katunayake.

Photo: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a quiet town in the western coastal area of , with a tourist strip to the north on Jetwing Beach. Its key attraction is its proximity to the international airport.

Town
, is a suburb of in , . It is the site of , the primary international air gateway to Sri Lanka. is situated 4½ km south of Kurana.

Village
is a suburb of the city of , . is situated 6 km northeast of Kurana.

Kurana

Latitude
7.19455° or 7° 11′ 40″ north
Longitude
79.85649° or 79° 51′ 23″ east
Population
5,000
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
6JVX5VV4+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1269994494
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1238128
Wiki­data ID
Q6445587
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Satellite Map

Discover Kurana from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Irish—“Kurana” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Kurana”
  • Irish: “Kurana”

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Highlights include Bolawalana Cemetery and St. Anne’s Church.

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