Mahamaya Girls’ College, Kandy
Mahamaya Girls’ College is a public girls' school in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Located in the centre of Kandy, overlooking the Kandy Lake, the school is named after Queen Mahamaya, the mother of Prince Siddhartha, the Buddha.- Type: School
- Description: public school in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Mahamaya Girls College” and “Mahamaya Girls‘ College, Kandy”
- Address: Sangaraja Mawatha, Kandy
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include E. L. Senanayake Children’s Park and Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.
E. L. Senanayake Children’s Park
Playground
E. L. Senanayake Children's Park is an Urban Children's park in the city of Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka. Situated at the Ampitiya junction along the Kandy Lake Round Road, it the first children’s park, and one of the oldest parks in the city. E. L. Senanayake Children’s Park is situated 240 metres east of Mahamaya Girls’ College, Kandy.
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
Buddhist temple
Sri Dalada Maligawa, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, is a Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the Royal Palace Complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha. Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is situated 1 km northwest of Mahamaya Girls’ College, Kandy.
National Museum of Kandy
Museum
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Museum of Kandy in Kandy, Sri Lanka is located next to the Temple of the Tooth in part of the former Royal Palace of Kandy. The primary exhibits are housed in the Palle Vahala building, which was the former home of the King's harem. National Museum of Kandy is situated 780 metres northwest of Mahamaya Girls’ College, Kandy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kandy and Tennekumbura.
Kandy
Kandy is in the centre of Sri Lanka 125 km away from Colombo and is generally recognised as the island nation's cultural capital. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Tennekumbura
Suburb
Tennekumbura is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within, Kandy District in Central Province.
Mahamaya Girls’ College, Kandy
- Category: education
- Location: Malwatta, Kandy and Four Gravets Gangawata Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.28708° or 7° 17′ 14″ northLongitude
80.64526° or 80° 38′ 43″ eastOpen location code
6MV27JPW+R4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1837320420OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q6733052
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In Other Languages
From Sinhala to Tamil—“Mahamaya Girls’ College, Kandy” goes by many names.
- Sinhala: “මහාමායා බාලිකා විද්යාලය, මහනුවර”
- Sinhala: “මහාමායා බාලිකා විද්යාලය”
- Tamil: “கண்டி மகமாயா பெண்கள் கல்லூரி”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Department of Immigration and Emigration and Lakeside Adventist Hospital.
Nearby Places
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