Mahawaththa Cemetery
Mahawaththa Cemetery is a cemetery in Ambalanwatta, Akmeemana Divisional Secretariat, Southern Province. Mahawaththa Cemetery is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Sri Jinendraramaya, as well as near Didiswatta.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Mary’s Cathedral and National Museum of Galle.
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of St. Mary, Queen of the Holy Rosary, is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galle. It is a landmark in the city of Galle, Sri Lanka. St. Mary’s Cathedral is situated 2½ km southwest of Mahawaththa Cemetery.
National Museum of Galle
Museum
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The National Museum of Galle is one of the national museums of Sri Lanka. It is located in the oldest remaining Dutch building in the Galle fort, Galle, a single storey colonnaded Dutch building built in 1656 as the commissariat store for the Dutch garrison at the fort. National Museum of Galle is situated 3 km southwest of Mahawaththa Cemetery.
Mahinda College
School
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Mahinda College is a Buddhist boys' school in Galle, Sri Lanka. The school was established on 1 March 1892 by the Buddhist Theosophical Society led by Colonel Henry Steel Olcott. Mahinda College is situated 1½ km west of Mahawaththa Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karapitiya and Labuduwa.
Karapitiya
Suburb
Karapitiya is a suburb of Galle in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. It is located within the limits of Galle Four Gravets.
Galle
Photo: Saqib, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Galle is in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Galle's old town with its fortifications have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Mahawaththa Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Ambalanwatta, Akmeemana Divisional Secretariat, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.05258° or 6° 3′ 9″ northLongitude
80.22859° or 80° 13′ 43″ eastOpen location code
6MR2363H+2COpenStreetMap ID
way 556867986OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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Highlights include Sri Jinendraramaya and Didiswatta.
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