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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Kelani Ganga” and “Kolani Ganga”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sugathadasa Stadium and St. Lucia’s Cathedral.
Sugathadasa Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Vishmika dilshan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sugathadasa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used for football, rugby union, and athletics. The stadium holds 25,000 people and has an on-site hotel. Sugathadasa Stadium is situated 3½ km south of Kelani River.
St. Lucia’s Cathedral
Church
St. Lucia's Cathedral, Sinhala: කොටහේන ශාන්ත ලුසියා ආසන දෙව්මැදුර Kothahena Santha Lusiya Asana Dewumædura) is the seat of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo in Sri Lanka. St. Lucia’s Cathedral is situated 3½ km south of Kelani River.
St. Anthony’s Shrine
Church
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Anthony's Shrine is a Catholic church in the Archdiocese of Colombo in Sri Lanka. The church is located at Kochchikade, Kotahena, Colombo 13, and is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua. St. Anthony’s Shrine is situated 4 km south of Kelani River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madampitiya and Wattala.
Madampitiya
Neighborhood
Madampitiya is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is part of the postal area Colombo 15.
Wattala
Town
Wattala is a large suburb of Gampaha district, in Western Province, Sri Lanka, situated around 9 km from Colombo city centre. This suburb is situated on A3 highway from Colombo to Negombo. Wattala is situated 3 km northeast of Kelani River.
Bloemendhal
Suburb
Bloemendhal is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Bloemendhal is also part of an area numbered Colombo 13. The name Bloemendhal is of Dutch origin, meaning 'Valley of Flowers'. 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
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Satellite Map
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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 Ganga”
- Dutch: “Kelani rivier”
- Dutch: “Kelani”
- German: “Kelani Ganga”
- German: “Kelani”
- Greek: “Κελάνι Γκάνγκα”
- Greek: “Κελάνι”
- Greek: “Ποταμός Κελάνι”
- Irish: “Abhainn Kelani”
- Japanese: “ケラニ川”
- Malayalam: “കെലാനി നദി”
- Russian: “Келани Ганга”
- Russian: “Келани”
- Sinhala: “කල්යාණි ගඟ”
- Sinhala: “කැළණි ගඟ”
- Slovenian: “Kelani”
- South Azerbaijani: “کلانی چایی”
- Spanish: “río Kelani”
- Spanish: “Río Kelani”
- Tamil: “களனி ஆறு”
- Tamil: “களனி கங்கை”
- Ukrainian: “Келані”
- Welsh: “Afon Kelani”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lansiyawatta and Palliyawatta.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Crow Island and Trawler Harbor.
Western Province: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Colombo, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, Negombo, and Beruwela.
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