List of dams and reservoirs in Sri Lanka
The following pages most dams in Sri Lanka. Most of these dams are governed by the Mahaweli Authority, while the Ceylon Electricity Board operates dams used for hydroelectric power generation.
Articles in Sri Lanka ( 926 )
926 Articles of interest in Sri Lanka
Click on them to get its location and coordinatesKatunayake
Katunayake (කටුනායක in Sinhala, கட்டுநாயக்க in Tamil), is a suburb of Negombo city in Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is the site of Bandaranaike International Airport or Colombo Airport, the primary international air gateway to Sri Lanka. With the …
Hatton, Sri Lanka
Hatton (Sinhalese: හැටන්, Tamil: ஹற்றன்) is a town in the Nuwara Eliya District of Central Province, Sri Lanka governed by the Hatton-Dickoya Urban Council.
Ceylon Electricity Board
The Ceylon Electricity Board (also abbreviated as CEB), is the largest electricity company in Sri Lanka. With a market share of nearly 100%, it controls all major functions of electricity generation, transmission, distribution and retailing in Sri L…
Capture of Trincomalee (1795)
The Capture of Trincomalee was the taking by force of the port of Trincomalee in the island of Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) by British forces on August 26, 1795. The principal fortress, Fort Ostenburg, held out until August 31.
Beruwala
Beruwala is a town in Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. The name Beruwala is derived from the Sinhalese word for the place where the sail is lowered. It marks the spot for the first Muslim settlement on th…
Weligama
Weligama (Sinhalese: වැලිගම) is a town on the south coast of Sri Lanka, located in Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. The name Weligama, literally means "sandy village" which refers to the area's sandy sweep…
Valvettithurai
Valvettithurai or VVT (Tamil: வல்வெட்டித்துறை Valveṭṭittuṟai; Sinhalese: වල්වෙට්ටිතුරෙයි) is a town of Jaffna District on the northeast coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in Northern Province, Sri Lanka governed by an Urban Council of the same name.
Trincomalee Harbour
The Trincomalee Harbour is a large natural harbour in Sri Lanka. Located in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka in the heart of the Indian Ocean, its strategic importance has shaped its recent history. There had been many sea battles to conquer the harbour. The …
Puttalam District
Puttalam is a district situated near to the west coast of Sri Lanka. It has an area of 3,072 km2 (1,186 sq mi). Along with the Kurunegala District, it formulates the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. The district capital is Puttalam, which border…
Prime Minister's House (Colombo)
Prime Minister's House, most commonly known as Temple Trees(අරලියගහ මන්දිරය), is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. It is located in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
President's House, Colombo
President's House is the official residence of the President of Sri Lanka, located in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Peradeniya
Peradeniya (Sinhala:පේරාදෙණිය IAST pēradeniya) is a suburb of the city of Kandy, about 50,000 inhabitants in Sri Lanka.
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium (Sinhalese: පාකියසොති සර්වනමූත්තු ක්රීඩාංගනය, Tamil: பாக்கியசோதி சரவணமுத்து மைதானம்; aka Colombo Oval or P. Sara) is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches. T…
Mullaitivu District
Mullaitivu District (Tamil: முல்லைத்தீவு மாவட்டம் Mullaittīvu Māvaṭṭam; Sinhalese: මුලතිවු දිස්ත්රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Se…
Lionair Flight 602
Lionair Flight 602 was a Lionair Antonov An-24RV which fell into the sea off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka. The aircraft departed Kankesanturai Airport with several high-ranking military officials
Kurunegala District
Kurunegala is a district in North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Consists of 4812.7 km2 48,1270 Hectares and Consists 30 Divisional Secretariats, 1610 Grama Niladari Divisions and 4476 total Villages.
Beira Lake
Beira Lake is a lake in the heart of the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The lake is surrounded by many large businesses in the city. It occupied approximately 165 hectares of land 100 years ago and has been reduced to mere 65 hectares today due to vari…
Battle of Trincomalee
The Battle of Trincomalee was the fourth in the series of battles fought between a British fleet under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and a French fleet under the Bailli de Suffren off the coast of Trincomalee, then India during the American Revolut…
Viharamahadevi Park
The Viharamahadevi Park (formerly Victoria Park) is a public park located in Colombo, next to the National Museum in Sri Lanka. It is the oldest and largest park of the Port of Colombo. Situated in front of the colonial-era Town Hall building, the p…
Ratnapura District
Ratnapura (Sinhala: රත්නපුර පරිපාලන දිස්ත්රික්කය) is a district of Sri Lanka in the Sabaragamuwa Province. The gem-mining centre of Sri Lanka is also a major crossroad between southern plains and the hill country to the east. A bustling market city…
Rajagiriya
Rajagiriya is in the current Sri Lankan Capital Sri Jayawardenapura. Fairly a large suburb bordering Colombo.
Mahinda College
Mahinda College (Sinhalese: මහින්ද විද්යාලය) is a Buddhist boys' school in Galle, Sri Lanka. The school was established on March 1, 1892 by the Buddhist Theosophical Society led by Colonel Henry Steel Olcott. Today it is a national school, which pr…
Kelaniya
Kelaniya is a suburb of Colombo city in Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is known for the Buddhist temple built on the banks of the Kelani River, which runs through the suburb.
Kegalle
Kegalle (Sinhalese: කෑගල්ල; Tamil: கேகாலை) is a large town in Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. It is located on the Colombo–Kandy road. Its 48 miles/78 km from Colombo and 24 miles/40 km from Kandy. It is the main town of the Kegalle District whi…
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake (Sinhalese: බෝගම්බර වැව or කිරි මූද) is a lake in the heart of the hill city of Kandy, Sri Lanka, built in 1807 by King Sri Vikrama Rajasinha of Sri Lanka next to the Temple of the Tooth. Over the years, it was reduced in size. It is a pr…
Kalmunai
Kalmunai (Tamil: கல்முனை, Sinhalese: කල්මුනේ Kalmune) is a city in the Ampara District of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. It had a total population of 106,780 as of 2011. It is the one of Muslim-majority municipality in the country. When Muslims in Col…
Isipathana College
Isipathana College (Initially Greenlands College) is a National school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Founded in January 1952, the college's initial name was Isipathana Maha Vidalaya,, but now it is usually referred to simply as "Isipathana" in Sri …
Habarana
Habarana is a small city in the Anuradhapura District of Sri Lanka.
Dharmaraja College
Dharmaraja College (Sinhalese: ධර්මරාජ විද්යාලය), founded in 1887 is a premier Boys' School in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is a Buddhist school with around 175 teaching staff and around 4,500 students. The school has many renowned figures in its alumni (a…
Battaramulla
Battaramulla is a suburb of the city of Colombo, situated 5.2 miles from the City Centre at Colombo Fort, near the Parliament of Sri Lanka. It is one of the fastest developing administrative, commercial and residential areas in the Colombo District …
Asgiriya Stadium
Asgiriya International Stadium, (Sinhala: අස්ගිරිය ක්රීඩාංගනය) is a cricket stadium situated in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Asgiriya Stadium is the private property of Trinity College, Kandy. It is around a 10-minute walk from the centre of the city. The ven…
Ampara
Ampara (Sinhala: අම්පාර, Tamil: அம்பாறை) is the main town of Ampara District, governed by an Urban Council.
China Bay Airport
China Bay Airport (Tamil: சீனக்குடா விமான நிலையம், Sinhalese: චීන වරාය ගුවන්තොටුපළ) (IATA: TRR, ICAO: VCCT) is an air force base and domestic airport in China Bay in eastern Sri Lanka.
Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa
Prince of Wales' College is a selective entry boys' school in Sri Lanka. The school is situated in Moratuwa, a suburb of Colombo. Prince of Wales' College was founded in 1876 by Sir Charles Henry de Soysa (along with Princess of Wales' College, Mora…
Maharagama
Maharagama is a large suburb of Colombo city in Colombo District, Sri Lanka on the High-Level (A4) Road about 15 km from the centre of the commercial capital. It developed rapidly in the 1980s as a dormitory suburb.