Puliyankulama Wewa

Puliyankulama Wewa is a reservoir in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Puliyankulama Wewa is situated nearby to the hamlet Nuwarawewa, as well as near the village Kurukundalama.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Abhayagiri Vihāra and Jetavanaramaya.

Abhayagiri Vihāra

Buddhist temple

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Abhayagiri Vihāra was a major monastery site of Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism that was situated in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is one of the most extensive ruins in the world and one of the most sacred Buddhist pilgrimage cities in the nation. Abhayagiri Vihāra is situated 4 km west of Puliyankulama Wewa.

Jetavanaramaya

Buddhist temple

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Jetavanarama stupa or Jetavanaramaya is a stupa, or Buddhist reliquary monument, located in the ruins of Jetavana monastery in the UNESCO world heritage city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Jetavanaramaya is situated 4 km southwest of Puliyankulama Wewa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anuradhapura.

Anuradhapura

Photo: Saqib, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Anuradhapura is a major city located in the north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of North Central Province and the capital of Anuradhapura District.

Puliyankulama Wewa

Type: Body of water
Category: reservoir
Location: North Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

8.37528° or 8° 22′ 31″ north

Longitude

80.43097° or 80° 25′ 52″ east

Elevation

81 metres (266 feet)

Open location code

6MW29CGJ+49

OpenStreetMap ID

way 30738031

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

7438494

Wikidata ID

Q34917312

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In Other Languages

“Puliyankulama Wewa” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Puliyankulama Wewa”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include CECB Base Office, Anuradhapura මධ්යම උපදේශක කාර්යාංශය මූලික කාර්යාලය, අනුරාධපුර Government Office and executive engineer office_Anuradhapura.

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