Commonwealth War Graves Commission Plot
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Plot is a cemetery in Thimbirigasyaya, Colombo District, Western Province. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Plot is situated nearby to the government office Embassy of Italy, as well as near Prime Minister’s Security Division.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Liveramentu Cemetery and Colombo National Museum.
Liveramentu Cemetery
Cemetery
Liveramentu Cemetery, also locally known as Jawatta Cemetery or the Torrington Cemetery, is a large municipal cemetery, located approximately 1.5 km from the Colombo city centre, on Torrington Avenue. Liveramentu Cemetery is situated 200 metres north of Commonwealth War Graves Commission Plot.
Colombo National Museum
Museum
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 northwest of Commonwealth War Graves Commission Plot.
Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall
Convention center
Photo: Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall is a convention center located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Built between 1970 and 1973, the convention centre was a gift from the People's Republic of China in memory of Solomon Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike, Prime Minister. Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall is situated 1 km northeast of Commonwealth War Graves Commission Plot.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nawala and Rajagiriya.
Nawala
Village
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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 2½ km east of Commonwealth War Graves Commission Plot.
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 northeast of Commonwealth War Graves Commission Plot.
Nugegoda
Town
Photo: Honeplus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nugegoda is a large, densely populated suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located just south of Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte/Maharagama and north-east of Dehiwela Mt. Lavinia. It has a population of over 250,000 people. Nugegoda is situated 3½ km southeast of Commonwealth War Graves Commission Plot.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Plot
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Thimbirigasyaya, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
6.89554° or 6° 53′ 44″ northLongitude
79.86792° or 79° 52′ 5″ eastOpen location code
6JRXVVW9+65OpenStreetMap ID
way 241131165OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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