Welikada Prison

The Welikada Prison is a maximum-security prison and the largest prison in . It was built in 1841 by the British colonial government under Governor Campbell.
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  • Description: maximum security prison in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium and All Saints’ Church, Borella.
Stadium
Pakiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, also known as Colombo Oval or P. is situated 630 metres southeast of Welikada Prison.
Church
All Saints' Church is a Catholic church located in Borella, Colombo, Sri Lanka. is situated 540 metres west of Welikada Prison.
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Hospital
The is a government hospital in , . is situated 1¼ km west of Welikada Prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rajagiriya and Nawala.
Suburb
is a part of the 's administrative capital of Sri Jayawardenapura.
Honeplus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Village
is an up-market residential suburb of … is situated 3 km south of Welikada Prison.
Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.
Village
, officially known as Kompanna Vidiya… is situated 3½ km west of Welikada Prison.

Welikada Prison

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Latitude
6.92219° or 6° 55′ 20″ north
Longitude
79.87967° or 79° 52′ 47″ east
Open location code
6JRXWVCH+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 232514334
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Wiki­data ID
Q7981009

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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Telugu—“Welikada Prison” goes by many names.
ဝေလိကဒထောင်Burmese
سجن ويليكاداEgyptian Arabic
Тюрьма ВеликадаRussian
වැලිකඩ බන්ධනාගාරයSinhala
Prisión de WelikadaSpanish
வெலிக்கடை சிறைTamil
వెలికాడ జైలుTelugu

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Highlights include Prison Hospital and Walikada Prision.

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