Chemintry Benches

Chemintry Benches is a grassland in Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Western Province. Chemintry Benches is situated nearby to the university Faculty of Science Premises, as well as near the government office Embassy of Switzerland.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Navarangahala and Colombo National Museum.

Navarangahala

Theater building

Photo: Cossde, CC BY 3.0.

The Navarangahala, in Colombo, is one of the main national theatres of Sri Lanka. Navarangahala is situated 230 metres north of Chemintry Benches.

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 1 km north of Chemintry Benches.

Thurstan College

School

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. Thurstan College is situated 130 metres north of Chemintry Benches.

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 Chemintry Benches.

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 Chemintry Benches.

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 4 km east of Chemintry Benches.

Chemintry Benches

Type: Grassland
Location: Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.90225° or 6° 54′ 8″ north

Longitude

79.85973° or 79° 51′ 35″ east

Open location code

6JRXWV25+VV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 234397287

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=grassland

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Faculty of Science Premises and Embassy of Switzerland.

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