Mumtaz Mahal

Mumtaz Mahal is a building in Western Province, Sri Lanka. Mumtaz Mahal is situated nearby to the school Mahanama College, as well as near the theater building Navarangahala.

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 1¼ km northeast of Mumtaz Mahal.

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 1 km east of Mumtaz Mahal.

Mahanama College

School

Photo: ChamithN, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mahanama College is a Buddhist school for boys in Colombo, Sri Lanka, established in 1954. As a public national school, it is administered by the Sri Lankan government rather than a provincial council. Mahanama College is situated 430 metres north of Mumtaz Mahal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slave Island and Colombo.

Slave Island

Village

Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.

Slave Island, officially known as Kompagngna Veediya, 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 2½ km north of Mumtaz Mahal.

Colombo

Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0.

Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, and still perceived by many as the capital though the suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is now the official capital.

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 4 km east of Mumtaz Mahal.

Mumtaz Mahal

Type: Building
Location: Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.90173° or 6° 54′ 6″ north

Longitude

79.85271° or 79° 51′ 10″ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

6JRXWV23+M3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1838393563

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

GeoNames ID

7545430

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