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National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka

National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka is a zoological garden in , , founded in 1936. The Dehiwala Zoo is now known for its mistreatment and poor facilities for the animals that inhabit it.
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  • Type: Zoo
  • Description: zoo
  • Also known as: “Colombo Zoo”, “Dehiwala National Zoo”, “Dehiwala Zoo”, and “National Zoological Gardens”
  • Address: Anagarika Dharmapala Mawatha, Dehiwala

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Lawrence’s Church and Lanka Hospitals.

Church
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St. Lawrence's Church is the seat of the Wellawatte parish of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo. It is located at Galle Road, Wellawatte, Colombo 06. is situated 2 km northwest of National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka.

Hospital
Lanka Hospital is multi-speciality tertiary care in Sri Lanka and is one of the largest private hospitals in the country. It is a subsidiary of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation. is situated 3½ km north of National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka.

Park
The is a public park located in Bellanwila area, next to the Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya in , . is situated 3 km southeast of National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nugegoda and Boralesgamuwa.

Town
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is a large, densely populated suburb of , Sri Lanka. It is located just south of Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte and north-east of . It has a population of over 250,000 people.

Town
is a city on the Colombo-Horana Road about 14 km south-east of the commercial capital . The junction was formerly known as Nagas Handiya. is situated 3½ km southeast of National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka.

Village
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is an up-market residential suburb of , within the Kotte municipality in the western province of , and is approximately 6 km south of Colombo City. is situated 4½ km northeast of National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka.

National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka

Latitude
6.85716° or 6° 51′ 26″ north
Longitude
79.87415° or 79° 52′ 27″ east
Operator
Department of National Zoological Gardens
Open location code
6JRXVV4F+VM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48893708
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­zoo
Wiki­data ID
Q1144452
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In Other Languages

From French to Tamil—“National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka” goes by many names.
  • French: “Zoo de Colombo”
  • Japanese: “デヒワラ動物園”
  • Korean: “데히왈라 동물원”
  • Korean: “스리랑카 국립동물원”
  • Korean: “콜롬보 동물원”
  • Sinhala: “දෙහිවල ජාතික සත්වෝද්‍යානය”
  • Sinhala: “දෙහිවල සත්තු වත්ත”
  • Sinhala: “සත්වෝද් යානය - දෙහිවල”
  • Spanish: “Jardin zoologico nacional de Sri Lanka”
  • Spanish: “Jardín zoológico nacional de Sri Lanka”
  • Tamil: “தெகிவளை விலங்கியல் பூங்கா”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include GrassLand and Elephant Arena No 1.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.