Thurstan College
Thurstan College is a national school for boys in Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka, providing primary and secondary education. It is located in the Cinnamon Gardens neighbourhood of Colombo 7 near the University of Colombo and the Royal College Colombo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: School
- Description: national school in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Address: Thurstan Road, 00300
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Navarangahala and Royal College, Colombo.
Navarangahala
Theater building
The Navarangahala, in Colombo, is one of the main national theatres of Sri Lanka.
Royal College, Colombo
School
Photo: Nitraven, Public domain.
Royal College, Colombo also known as; Royal Colombo, Colombo Royal College or Colombo Royal is a boys' school located in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Royal College, Colombo is situated 120 metres northeast of Thurstan College.
Colombo National Museum
Museum
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 790 metres north of Thurstan College.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Slave Island and Nawala.
Slave Island
Village
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 northwest of Thurstan College.
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 3½ km east of Thurstan College.
Colombo
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.
Thurstan College
Latitude
6.90344° or 6° 54′ 12″ northLongitude
79.85971° or 79° 51′ 35″ eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
6JRXWV35+9VOpenStreetMap ID
way 129902887OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=school
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Urdu—“Thurstan College” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كليه ثورستان”
- Sinhala: “තර්ස්ටන් විද්යාලය”
- Urdu: “تھرسٹن کالج”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Independence Square and Cinnamon Garden.
Nearby Places
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