United Nations Office

United Nations Office is a diplomatic facility in Thimbirigasyaya, Colombo District, Western Province. United Nations Office is situated nearby to the theater building Navarangahala, as well as near the village Nawala.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colombo National Museum and Navarangahala.

Colombo National Museum

Museum

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Colombo National Museum, also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in Colombo and the largest in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1877 and maintained by the Department of National Museums, it holds collections of significant importance to Sri Lanka, such as the regalia of the Kandyan monarchs, as well as many other exhibits relating the country's cultural and natural heritage. Colombo National Museum is situated 1½ km north of United Nations Office.

Navarangahala

Theater building

Photo: Cossde, CC BY 3.0.

The Navarangahala, in Colombo, is one of the main national theatres of Sri Lanka. Navarangahala is situated 790 metres northwest of United Nations Office.

Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground

Pitch

Photo: PaddyBriggs, Public domain.

The Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground is one of the most famous cricket grounds in Sri Lanka, and the headquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket, the controlling body of cricket in Sri Lanka. Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground is situated 1¼ km northeast of United Nations Office.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nawala and Slave Island.

Nawala

Village

Photo: Honeplus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nawala is an up-market residential suburb of Colombo, within the Kotte municipality in the western province of Sri Lanka, and is approximately 6 km south of Colombo City. Nawala is situated 3 km east of United Nations Office.

Slave Island

Village

Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.

Slave Island, officially known as Kompanna Vidiya, also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya and formerly known as Javanam Quarters during Dutch rule, is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka, located directly south of the Fort. Slave Island is situated 3½ km northwest of United Nations Office.

Rajagiriya

Suburb

Rajagiriya is a part of the Sri Lanka's administrative capital of Sri Jayawardenapura. A fairly large suburb bordering Colombo, Rajagiriya lies between Borella and Ethul Kotte, straddling Parliament Road. Rajagiriya is situated 4 km east of United Nations Office.

United Nations Office

Type: Diplomatic facility
Also known as: “U. N. Office”
Category: government building
Location: Thimbirigasyaya, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.8978° or 6° 53′ 52″ north

Longitude

79.8624° or 79° 51′ 45″ east

Elevation

14 metres (46 feet)

Open location code

6JRXVVX6+4X

GeoNames ID

7545428

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