National Science and Technology Commission

National Science and Technology Commission is an office in Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Western Province. National Science and Technology Commission is situated nearby to St. Anthony’s Church, as well as near the public building YMBA.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kanatte Cemetery and Colombo National Museum.

Kanatte Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: damithaktennakoon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kanatte Cemetery, also known locally as Borella Cemetery, is the main burial ground and crematorium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located at the intersection of Elvitigala Mawatha, Bauddhaloka Mawatha and D. Kanatte Cemetery is situated 380 metres southeast of National Science and Technology Commission.

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 2 km west of National Science and Technology Commission.

D. S. Senanayake College

School

D. S. Senanayake College is a boys' primary and secondary national school in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It was established on 10 February 1967 with R. D. S. Senanayake College is situated 470 metres southwest of National Science and Technology Commission.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rajagiriya and Nawala.

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.

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.

Slave Island

Village

Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.

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 3½ km northwest of National Science and Technology Commission.

National Science and Technology Commission

Type: Research
Categories: office and education
Location: Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.91149° or 6° 54′ 41″ north

Longitude

79.87807° or 79° 52′ 41″ east

Open location code

6JRXWV6H+H6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5242378213

OpenStreetMap feature

office=research

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