Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake, also known as Kiri Muhuda or the Sea of Milk, is an artificial lake in the heart of the hill city of Kandy, Sri Lanka, was built in 1807 by King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe next to the Temple of the Tooth.
- Type: Lake
- Description: body of water
- Also known as: “කිරි මූද”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Asgiriya Stadium and Asgiri Maha Viharaya.
Asgiri Maha Viharaya
Buddhist temple
Asgiri Maha Viharaya is a Buddhist monastery located in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
Buddhist temple
Sri Dalada Maligawa, commonly known in English as the…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mahaiyawa and Asgiriya.
Kandy Lake
- Categories: reservoir and body of water
- Location: Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
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
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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: “නුවර වැව”
- Sinhala: “බෝගම්බර වැව”
- Spanish: “Lago Kandy”
- Tamil: “கண்டி ஏரி”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Bahirawakanda and Udamadapola.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Udawattekele Sanctuary and Temple of the Tooth.
Central Province: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Kandy and Sigiriya.
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