Cinnamon Gardens

Cinnamon Gardens is an affluent neighbourhood in , located 3 kilometers south-east of Colombo's centre. Cinnamon Gardens is named for the former cinnamon plantation in this area.
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Photo: Dinil Samarasinha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Suburb with 15,000 residents
  • Description: neighbourhood of Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Colombo 07”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Colombo National Museum and Colombo Cricket Club Ground.

Museum
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The , also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in and the largest in . Founded in 1877 and maintained by the Department of National Museums, it holds collections of significant importance to Sri Lanka, such as the regalia of the Kandyan monarchs, as well as many other exhibits relating the country's cultural and natural heritage.

Pitch
Photo: PaddyBriggs, Public domain.
is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is currently used mostly for domestic first-class cricket matches and for hosting warm up matches for touring teams.

Theater building
The Nelum Pokuna Theatre is a performing arts centre in , . The theatre opened on 15 December 2011.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slave Island and Nawala.

Village
Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.
, officially known as Kompanna Vidiya, also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya and formerly known as Javanam Quarters during Dutch rule, is a suburb in , , located directly south of the .

Village
Photo: Honeplus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an up-market residential suburb of , within the Kotte municipality in the western province of , and is approximately 6 km south of Colombo City. is situated 3 km southeast of Cinnamon Gardens.

Suburb
is a part of the 's administrative capital of Sri Jayawardenapura. A fairly large suburb bordering , lies between and Ethul Kotte, straddling Parliament Road. is situated 3½ km east of Cinnamon Gardens.

Cinnamon Gardens

Latitude
6.90948° or 6° 54′ 34″ north
Longitude
79.86625° or 79° 51′ 59″ east
Population
15,000
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
6JRXWV58+QF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3666831437
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1249028
Wiki­data ID
Q5121043
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Urdu—“Cinnamon Gardens” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “দারুচিনি উদ্যান”
  • Dutch: “Cinnamon Gardens”
  • Japanese: “シナモン・ガーデン”
  • Japanese: “シナモン・ガーデンズ”
  • Sinhala: “කුරුඳු වත්ත”
  • Tamil: “கறுவாத் தோட்டம்”
  • Tamil: “கறுவாத்தோட்டம்”
  • Urdu: “سینامن گارڈنز”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Independence Square and Town Hall.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include High Commission of Bangladesh and CCC Swimming Pool.

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