Diyawanna Lake
Diyawanna Lake or Parliament Lake, is one of the lakes within Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka. It is quite popular as the Sri Lankan Parliament Building was built on an artificial island at the centre of the lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: body of water
- Also known as: “Diyawanna Oya” and “Parliament Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte and Ananda Balika Vidyalaya.
Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte
School
Ananda Sastralaya is a public boys school located in Kotte, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1890 as Kotte Buddhist English Mixed School. In 1952 a part of the school land was designated by the Government as an archaeological site since an underground residence of a Buddhist place of worship was discovered at the site.
Ananda Balika Vidyalaya
School
Ananda Balika Vidyalaya is a public girls school located in Colombo 10, Sri Lanka. It was established in 1925 by Anagarika Dharmapala. Ananda Balika Vidyalaya is situated 2½ km west of Diyawanna Lake.
Gateway College
School
The Gateway Group is an educational conglomerate in Sri Lanka. Established in 1986 by R. I. T. Alles, former State Secretary of Education and Sri Lankan educator, the Gateway Group's subsidiaries include international schools, graduate education, and professional training throughout the country and abroad. Gateway College is situated 3 km northwest of Diyawanna Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte and Pelawatte.
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
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Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is the capital city of Sri Lanka. In practice, it is a suburb of Colombo, which completely surrounds it. Over 100,000 people live in Kotte itself.
Pelawatte
Town
Pelawatte also spelled Pelawatta is a part of Battaramulla main town which is a suburb of Colombo located near to the new Parliament of Sri Lanka. It is one of the overpopulated areas in the city.
Battaramulla
Town
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Battaramulla is an Urban Area under the administration of Kaduwela and is situated 8.4 km from the Colombo Fort, near the Parliament of Sri Lanka. It is one of the fastest developing administrative, commercial and residential areas in the Colombo District, being home to the country's elite.
Diyawanna Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tamil—“Diyawanna Lake” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة دياوانا”
- Belarusian: “Дыявана”
- Panjabi: “ਦਿਯਵੰਨਾ ਝੀਲ”
- Tamil: “தியவன்ன ஓயா”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Madiwela and Isurupaya.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sri Naga Viharaya and Talangama Wewa.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Diyawanna Lake”. Photo: Laniltm, CC BY-SA 4.0.