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.
- Lake
- …has a surface elevation of around 540 metres (1,770 feet)
- Description: body of water
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Asgiriya Stadium and Asgiri Maha Viharaya.
Asgiriya Stadium
Pitch
Asgiriya Stadium, is a cricket ground located in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Asgiri Maha Viharaya
Buddhist temple
Asgiri Maha Viharaya is a Buddhist monastery located in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
Sri Dalada Maligawa, commonly known in English as the…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mahaiyawa and Asgiriya.
Kandy Lake
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Latitude
7.3° or 7° 18′ north
Longitude
80.63333° or 80° 38′ east
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.
ကန္ဒီကန်Burmese
lago KandyItalian
キャンディ湖Japanese
കണ്ടി തടാകംMalayalam
കാൻഡി തടാകംMalayalam
ਕੈਂਡੀ ਝੀਲPanjabi
Localities in the Area
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