Bahirawakanda
Bahirawakanda is a village in the centre of the Kandy, Sri Lanka. In Sinhala, Bahirawa Kanda translates to mountain of Bahirawa. According to Sri Lankan myths, Bahirawa is a sanguinary deity associated with earth and territory protection.- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 470 metres (1,540 feet)
- Description: village in Central Province, Sri Lanka
Places of Interest
Highlights include Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic and Kandy railway station.
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
Buddhist temple
Sri Dalada Maligawa, commonly known in English as the…
Kandy railway station
Railway station
Kandy railway station is a major railway station in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Asgiri Maha Viharaya
Buddhist temple
Asgiri Maha Viharaya is a Buddhist monastery located in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Asgiriya and Kandy.
Bahirawakanda
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Latitude
7.29535° or 7° 17′ 43″ north
Longitude
80.6292° or 80° 37′ 45″ east
Open location code
6MV27JWH+4M
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Bahirawakanda” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bahirawakanda”
- Dutch: “Bahirawakanda”
- Irish: “Bahirawakanda”
- Persian: “باهیراواکاندا”
- Swedish: “Bahirawakanda”
- Urdu: “باہیراواکاندا”
- Uzbek: “Bahirawakanda”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Department of Textile Industries and Bahirawakanda Temple.
Central Province: Highlights
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