Mahara Prison
Mahara Prison is a maximum security prison, and is one of the largest prisons in Sri Lanka. Situated in the town of Mahara in the Western Province, it was built in 1875 by the British colonial government to ease the congestion at the Slave Island prison.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (80 feet)
- Description: maximum security prison in Sri Lanka
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ragama and Kirimetiyagara.
Kirimetiyagara
Hamlet
Kirimetiyagara is a small village situated in the western part of Sri Lanka.
3 km south of Mahara Prison
Kadawatha
Town
Kadawatha is one of the main suburb of Gampaha, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.
3 km southeast of Mahara Prison
Mahara Prison
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Latitude
7.0247° or 7° 1′ 29″ north
Longitude
79.9363° or 79° 56′ 11″ east
Open location code
6JVX2WFP+VG
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Spanish—“Mahara Prison” goes by many names.
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