Bahirawakanda

Bahirawakanda is a village in the centre of the , . In Sinhala, Bahirawa Kanda translates to mountain of Bahirawa. According to myths, Bahirawa is a sanguinary deity associated with earth and territory protection.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic and Kandy railway station.

Buddhist temple
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
Sri Dalada Maligawa, commonly known in English as the , is a Buddhist temple in , Sri Lanka. It is located in the of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha.

Railway station
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a major railway station in , . The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways and is the primary railway station in Kandy and one of the most significant in the central hills.

Buddhist temple
is a Buddhist monastery located in , . It is the headquarters of the Asgiriya Chapter of Siyam Nikaya, one of the two Buddhist monasteries that holds the custodianship of sacred tooth relic of Buddha kept in Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asgiriya and Kandy.

Suburb
is a village in . It is located within . There is a village named in Gampaha district as well, off Gampaha town, in .

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is in the centre of 125 km away from Colombo and is generally recognised as the island nation's cultural capital. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Suburb
is a village in . It is located within .

Bahirawakanda

Latitude
7.29535° or 7° 17′ 43″ north
Longitude
80.6292° or 80° 37′ 45″ east
Elevation
468 metres (1,535 feet)
Open location code
6MV27JWH+4M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7925616696
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
1250578
Wiki­data ID
Q4842594
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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”
  • Uzbek: “Bahirawakanda”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Department of Textile Industries and Bahirawakanda Temple.

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