Football House

Football House is a sports venue in Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Western Province. Football House is situated near the marketplace Good Market, as well as near the pitch Race Course Ground.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Colombo National Museum and Colombo Cricket Club Ground.

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 740 metres northwest of Football House.

Colombo Cricket Club Ground

Pitch

Photo: PaddyBriggs, Public domain.

Colombo Cricket Club Ground is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used mostly for domestic first-class cricket matches and for hosting warm up matches for touring teams. Colombo Cricket Club Ground is situated 330 metres north of Football House.

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 520 metres east of Football House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slave Island and Nawala.

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 2½ km northwest of Football House.

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 Football House.

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 3½ km east of Football House.

Football House

Type: Sports venue
Categories: recreation area and sports location
Location: Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.90498° or 6° 54′ 18″ north

Longitude

79.86487° or 79° 51′ 54″ east

Open location code

6JRXWV37+XW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14111114974

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=sports_centre

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sri Lanka Football House and Good Market.

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Places to explore: Fortune Boat and Olimpic House.

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