Kala Wewa

Kala Wewa, built by King Datusena in 460 CE, is a complex consisting of two reservoirs, Kala Wewa and Balalu Wewa. It has the capacity to store 123 million cubic meters of water.
Wikipedia
  • Reservoir
  • …lies at an elevation of 132 metres (433 feet)
  • Description: Tank at Anuradhapura

Kala Wewa

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Latitude
8.0082° or 8° 0′ 30″ north
Longitude
80.5535° or 80° 33′ 13″ east
Open location code
6MW22H53+79
Geo­Names ID
1242236
Wiki­data ID
Q7354820

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Sinhala—“Kala Wewa” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Kala Wewa”
  • Cebuano: “Kala Wewa”
  • Panjabi: “ਕਲਾ ਝੀਲ”
  • Sinhala: “කලා වැව”

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