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.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Asgiriya Stadium and Asgiri Maha Viharaya.
Asgiriya Stadium
Pitch
Asgiriya Stadium, is a cricket ground located in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Uniquely owned by Trinity College, Kandy, it is situated a short distance away from the city centre.
Asgiri Maha Viharaya
Buddhist temple
Asgiri Maha Viharaya is a Buddhist monastery located in Kandy, Sri Lanka. 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.
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
Buddhist temple
Sri Dalada Maligawa, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, is a Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the Royal Palace Complex 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.
Asgiriya
Suburb
Asgiriya is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. There is a village named Asgiriya in Gampaha district as well, off Gampaha town, in Western Province.
Kandy
Kandy is in the centre of Sri Lanka 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
- Type: Lake
- Description: body of water
- 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
Discover Kandy Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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
Explore places such as Bahirawakanda and Udamadapola.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Udawattekele Sanctuary and Temple of the Tooth.
Central Province: Must-Visit Destinations
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