Kelani River
The Kelani River is a 145-kilometre-long river in Sri Lanka. The fourth-longest river in the country, it stretches from the Sri Pada Mountain Range to Colombo.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Kelani Ganga”, “Kolani Ganga”, “Κελάνι Γκάνγκα”, “Келани Ганга”, “களனி ஆறு”, and “කල්යාණි ගඟ”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Sugathadasa Stadium and St. Lucia’s Cathedral.
Sugathadasa Stadium
Stadium
St. Lucia’s Cathedral
Church
St. Lucia's Cathedral, Sinhala: කොටහේන ශාන්ත ලුසියා… St. Lucia’s Cathedral is situated 3½ km south of Kelani River.
St. Anthony’s Shrine
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madampitiya and Wattala.
Wattala
Town
Wattala is a large suburb in Gampaha, Western Province, Sri Lanka. Wattala is situated 3 km northeast of Kelani River.
Bloemendhal
Suburb
Bloemendhal is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Bloemendhal is situated 3 km south of Kelani River.
Kelani River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
6.9785° or 6° 58′ 43″ north
Longitude
79.868° or 79° 52′ 5″ east
Open location code
6JRXXVH9+95
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Kelani River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Kelani”
- Catalan: “Kelani”
- Chinese: “凱拉尼河”
- Chinese: “迦尼耶河”
- Czech: “Kelani”
- Dutch: “Kelani rivier”
- German: “Kelani”
- Greek: “Κελάνι”
- Greek: “Ποταμός Κελάνι”
- Irish: “Abhainn Kelani”
- Japanese: “ケラニ川”
- Malayalam: “കെലാനി നദി”
- Russian: “Келани”
- Sinhala: “කැළණි ගඟ”
- Slovenian: “Kelani”
- South Azerbaijani: “کلانی چایی”
- Spanish: “río Kelani”
- Spanish: “Río Kelani”
- Tamil: “களனி கங்கை”
- Thai: “แม่น้ำกาฬณี”
- Ukrainian: “Келані”
- Welsh: “Afon Kelani”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Lansiyawatta and Palliyawatta.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Crow Island and Trawler Harbor.
Western Province: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Colombo and Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte.
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