Avissawella

Avissawella is a township in , governed by an Urban Council, in , , . It is also known as Sitawakapura, the Old Capital of the Sitawaka Kingdom.
  • Type: Town with 25,300 residents
  • Description: town in Western Province, Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “சிதாவாக்கை”

Avissawella

Latitude
6.95212° or 6° 57′ 8″ north
Longitude
80.21286° or 80° 12′ 46″ east
Population
25,300
Elevation
67 metres (220 feet)
UN/LOCODE
LK AVI
Open location code
6MR2X627+R4
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Avissawella” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أفيساويلا”
  • Belarusian: “Авісавела”
  • Bengali: “আভিসায়েলা”
  • Catalan: “Sitawaka”
  • Chinese: “阿萨瓦拉”
  • Chinese: “阿薩瓦拉”
  • Danish: “Avissawella”
  • Dutch: “Avissawella”
  • Finnish: “Avissawella”
  • French: “Avissawella”
  • German: “Avissawella”
  • Greek: “Αβισαβέλλα”
  • Gujarati: “અવિસેવેલ્લા”
  • Hindi: “अविसावेला”
  • Indonesian: “Avissawella”
  • Irish: “Avissawella”
  • Italian: “Avissawella”
  • Japanese: “アビッサウェッラ”
  • Kannada: “ಅವಿಸ್ಸಾಲೆ”
  • Korean: “아비스웰라”
  • Latvian: “Avisavela”
  • Lithuanian: “Avisavela”
  • Malay: “Avissawella”
  • Marathi: “अवीसावेलला”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Avissawella”
  • Persian: “اویساولا”
  • Polish: “Avissawella”
  • Portuguese: “Avisawella”
  • Russian: “Ависсавелла”
  • Sinhala: “අවිස්සාවේල්ල”
  • Spanish: “Avissawella”
  • Swedish: “Avissawella”
  • Tamil: “அவிசாவளை”
  • Telugu: “అవిస్సవెళ్ల”
  • Thai: “อวิสสาเวลลา”
  • Turkish: “Avissawella”
  • Ukrainian: “Авіссавелла”
  • Urdu: “اویساویلا”
  • Vietnamese: “Avissawella”

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Places to explore: Seethawaka and Kotahera.

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Highlights: Seethawaka Pradeshiya Sabha and Jumma Masjid.

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