Beira Lake

Beira Lake is a man-made lake in the centre of the city of in . The lake is surrounded by many large businesses in the city. It initially occupied approximately 1.65 km2 of land 100 years ago but has since been reduced to 0.65 km2 today due to various reasons.
Wikipedia
Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Galle Face Green and One Galle Face.

Park
Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.
is a 5 ha ocean-side …

Shopping center
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a mixed-use complex of buildings near the in , .

Hotel
is a luxury hotel in , Sri Lanka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slave Island and Colombo.

Village
Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.
, officially known as Kompanna Vidiya…

Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0.
is the largest city and commercial capital…

Suburb
is a suburb of , Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13.

Beira Lake

Latitude
6.9245° or 6° 55′ 28″ north
Longitude
79.84565° or 79° 50′ 44″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
6JRXWRFW+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23494552
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
1250075
Wiki­data ID
Q814829
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Thai—“Beira Lake” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بحيرة بيرا”
  • Cebuano: “Beira Lake”
  • Chinese: “碧若湖”
  • Chinese: “貝拉湖”
  • Dutch: “Beira Lake”
  • French: “lac Beira”
  • French: “Lac Beira”
  • German: “Beira Lake”
  • German: “Beira See”
  • Indonesian: “Danau Beira”
  • Japanese: “ベイラ湖”
  • Malayalam: “ബെയ്‌റ തടാകം”
  • Panjabi: “ਬੇਰਾ ਝੀਲ”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Beira”
  • Sinhala: “බේරෙ වැව”
  • Slovenian: “Jezero Beira”
  • Spanish: “Lago Beira”
  • Tamil: “பேரே ஏரி”
  • Thai: “ทะเลสาบเบรา”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kompannaweediya and Gotagogama.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: AVR and Christ Church of Galle.

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Worth a closer look: Colombo and Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte.

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