Kandy Lake

Kandy Lake, also known as Kiri Muhuda or the Sea of Milk, is a human-made in the heart of , Sri Lanka, was built in 1807 by King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe next to the .
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Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Asgiriya Stadium and Asgiri Maha Viharaya.

Pitch
, is a cricket ground located in , . Uniquely owned by , it is situated a short distance away from the city centre.

Buddhist temple
is a Buddhist monastery located in , . It is the headquarters of the Asgiriya Chapter of Siyam Nikaya, one of the two Buddhist monasteries that holds the custodianship of sacred tooth relic of Buddha kept in Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy.

Buddhist temple
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
Sri Dalada Maligawa, commonly known in English as the , is a Buddhist temple in , Sri Lanka. It is located in the of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mahaiyawa and Asgiriya.

Suburb
is a village in . It is located within .

Suburb
is a village in . It is located within . There is a village named in Gampaha district as well, off Gampaha town, in .

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is in the centre of 125 km away from Colombo and is generally recognised as the island nation's cultural capital. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Kandy Lake

Latitude
7.3° or 7° 18′ north
Longitude
80.63333° or 80° 38′ east
Elevation
539 metres (1,768 feet)
Open location code
6MV27JXM+X8
Geo­Names ID
1241620
Wiki­data ID
Q5966035
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Tamil—“Kandy Lake” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: ကန္ဒီကန်
  • Italian: lago Kandy
  • Japanese: キャンディ湖
  • Malayalam: കണ്ടി തടാകം
  • Malayalam: കാൻഡി തടാകം
  • Panjabi: ਕੈਂਡੀ ਝੀਲ
  • Sinhala: කිරි මූද
  • Sinhala: නුවර වැව
  • Sinhala: බෝගම්බර වැව
  • Spanish: Lago Kandy
  • Tamil: கண்டி ஏரி

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Udawattekele Sanctuary and Temple of the Tooth.

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