Air Force Headquarters Officer’s Mess

Air Force Headquarters Officer’s Mess is a military installation in Thimbirigasyaya, Colombo District, Western Province. Air Force Headquarters Officer’s Mess is situated nearby to the university Java Institute For Advanced Technology, as well as near the marketplace Viskam Niwasa.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colombo National Museum and Navarangahala.

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 1½ km north of Air Force Headquarters Officer’s Mess.

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 790 metres north of Air Force Headquarters Officer’s Mess.

Majestic City

Shopping center

Majestic City, trading as C T Land Development PLC, is a seven-storey commercial and shopping complex, located in Bambalapitiya, a suburb of Colombo, near the Bambalapitiya Railway Station. Majestic City is situated 720 metres southwest of Air Force Headquarters Officer’s Mess.

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 3 km north of Air Force Headquarters Officer’s Mess.

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 Air Force Headquarters Officer’s Mess.

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 Air Force Headquarters Officer’s Mess.

Air Force Headquarters Officer’s Mess

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

6.89725° or 6° 53′ 50″ north

Longitude

79.86032° or 79° 51′ 37″ east

Open location code

6JRXVVW6+W4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 248470660

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=military

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