Kanatte Cemetery
Kanatte Cemetery, also known locally as Borella Cemetery, is the main burial ground and crematorium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located at the intersection of Elvitigala Mawatha, Bauddhaloka Mawatha and D.Photo: damithaktennakoon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Borella, Colombo
- Also known as: “Borella Cemetery”, “Borella General Cemetery”, “Borella Kanatte General Cemetery”, “Borella Kanattha General Cemetery”, “General Cemetery Borella”, and “Kanatte General Cemetery”
- Address: Bauddhaloka Mawatha
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Devi Balika Vidyalaya and Western Hospital.
Devi Balika Vidyalaya
School
Devi Balika Vidyalaya is a public national girls' school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Girls are admitted at grade six, based on the results of an island-wide scholarship examination. Devi Balika Vidyalaya is situated 340 metres northeast of Kanatte Cemetery.
Western Hospital
Hospital
Western Hospital is a private hospital located in Colombo 8, Sri Lanka that specializes in renal disease care, dialysis and transplantation. Initially opened to provide kidney care services to Sri Lankan patients, Western Hospital has now diversified to providing general health care services, and is one of the many private hospitals in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Western Hospital is situated 720 metres northeast of Kanatte Cemetery.
D. S. Senanayake College
School
D. S. Senanayake College is a boys' primary and secondary national school in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It was established on 10 February 1967 with R. D. S. Senanayake College is situated 540 metres west of Kanatte Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rajagiriya and Nawala.
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.
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.
Slave Island
Village
Slave Island, officially known as Kompagngna Veediya, 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 3½ km northwest of Kanatte Cemetery.
Kanatte Cemetery
Latitude
6.90859° or 6° 54′ 31″ northLongitude
79.87991° or 79° 52′ 48″ eastOpen location code
6JRXWV5H+CXOpenStreetMap ID
way 48798539OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q96385292
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Kanatte Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “агульныя могілкі Барэла Канатга”
- Belarusian: “могілкі Канатэ”
- Danish: “Borella Kanattha General Cemetery”
- French: “Cimetière de Kanatta”
- French: “cimetière de Kanatte”
- French: “Cimetière de Kanatte”
- Japanese: “ボレラ・カナッサ総合墓地”
- Swedish: “Borella Kanattha General Cemetery”
- Ukrainian: “Kanatte Cemetery”
- Ukrainian: “Цвинтар Канатте”
- “Kanatte Cemetery”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sir Arthur C. Clarke grave site and Library and the dental.
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