National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka

National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka is a zoological garden in , , founded in 1936. It is home to various birds, mammals, reptiles, fish and amphibians.
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  • Zoo
  • …is operated by the Department of National Zoological Gardens
  • Address: Anagarika Dharmapala Mawatha, Dehiwala
  • Also known as
    “Colombo Zoo”
    “Dehiwala National Zoo”
    “Dehiwala Zoo”
    “National Zoological Gardens”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Lawrence’s Church and Lanka Hospitals.
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St. Lawrence's Church is the seat of the Wellawatte parish of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo. is situated 2 km northwest of National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka.
Lanka Hospital is multi-speciality tertiary care… is situated 3½ km north of National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka.
The is a public park located… is situated 3 km southeast of National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dehiwala and Nugegoda.
is a suburban area in , .
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is a large, densely populated suburb of , Sri Lanka.
is a city on the Colombo-Horana Road… is situated 3½ km southeast of National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka.

National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka

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Latitude
6.85718° or 6° 51′ 26″ north
Longitude
79.8742° or 79° 52′ 27″ east
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”

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