Tissa Wewa
{About the artificial lake located near |The artificial lake located near |Tissa Wewa } Tissa Wewa, an artificial reservoir, was built by Devanampiya Tissa in order to increase the water supply to his capital city of Anuradhapura.Places of Interest
Highlights include Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi and Anuradhapura Museum.
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi
The Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi is a sacred Bo tree located in the Mahamewuna Garden, within the historic UNESCO World Heritage City of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
Anuradhapura Museum
Museum
Anuradhapura Archaeological Museum is the oldest and the largest museum belonging to the Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka.
Ruwanwelisaya
Buddhist temple
Photo: KennyOMG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ruwanweli Maha Seya, also known as the Maha Thupa, is a stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Two quarts or one Dona of the Buddha's relics are enshrined in the stupa, making it the largest collection of his relics anywhere.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anuradhapura.
Anuradhapura
Photo: Saqib, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anuradhapura is a major city located in the north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of North Central Province and the capital of Anuradhapura District.
Tissa Wewa
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: artificial lake near Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka
- Category: body of water
- Location: North Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
8.3353° or 8° 20′ 7″ northLongitude
80.3789° or 80° 22′ 44″ eastOpen location code
6MW289PH+4HOpenStreetMap ID
way 30738007OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q20823336
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Sinhala—“Tissa Wewa” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “တိဿဝီဝ”
- Burmese: “တိဿဝေဝ”
- Panjabi: “ਟਿੱਸਾ ਝੀਲ (ਅਨੁਰਾਧਾਪੁਰਾ)”
- Panjabi: “ਟਿੱਸਾ ਝੀਲ”
- Sinhala: “තිස්ස වැව (අනුරාධපුරය)”
- Sinhala: “තිස්ස වැව”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Archaeological museum and Ranmasu Uyana.
North Central Province: Must-Visit Destinations
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