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Kalawana Destination Guide

Explore Kalawana in Sri Lanka

Kalawana in the region of Western is a town in Sri Lanka - some 18 mi or ( 29 km ) North-East of Colombo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kalawana

Current time in Kalawana is now 01:57 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wilimbula, Wilagedera, Wegowwa, Trincomalee, and Pamunuwa. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wilimbula . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Kalawana ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

City Creek [Live at Minuwangoda]

3:43 min by gayantha7
Views: 9543 Rating: 5.00

City Creek Live at President's College - Minuwangoda Playground. 2010/09/25 ..

Landing at Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) on Emirates 777-200LR

7:49 min by syn0nym
Views: 3412 Rating: 5.00

Approach and landing at Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) Sri Lanka on Emirates Boeing 777-200LR Touchdown at 6:10 ..


Sri Lankan Airlines Airbus A340 on final approach to Katunayake/Colombo

11:53 min by MikePapa3
Views: 2076 Rating: 5.00

Sri Lankan Airlines Airbus A340-313X UL 504 on final approach to Katunayake (22 I believe). Slightly overcast conditions on approach to CMB. Registration 4R-ADF, engines 4 x CFMI CFM56-5C4. ..

Sri Lanka, Gampaha, Februar 18, 2011

4:33 min by rimask
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Sri Lanka, Gampaha Train trip ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mabodale

Mabodale is a village in Gampaha District of Sri Lanka, with lush green surroundings. It is situated approximately 12 km away from the City of Gampaha, 15 km from the City of Negombo and also in close proximity to suburban areas of Divulapitiya, Minuwangoda and Veyangoda. Mabodale is about 20 square km in extent and has a population of approx. "5000". Sinhalese is the mother tongue of the villagers but English is understood by many.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.20 80.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Gampaha District, Populated places in Western Province, Sri Lanka

List of botanical gardens

A botanical garden is a place where plants, especially ferns, conifers and flowering plants, are grown and displayed for the purposes of research, conservation, and education. This distinguishes them from parks and pleasure gardens where plants, usually with showy flowers, are grown for public amenity only. Botanical gardens that specialize in trees are sometimes referred to as arboretums. They are occasionally associated with zoos.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.10 79.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Botanical gardens, Lists of gardens

Holy Cross Church, Gampaha

Holy Cross Church is a Roman Catholic church located in Gampaha, Sri Lanka. It is part of the Archdiocese of Colombo. The church is nicknamed the "Rock Church" because the outside of the church is faced with gneiss. The Holy Cross Church is known as Gal Palliya (Rock Church) in Sinhala language .

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.09 80.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Western Province, Sri Lanka, Roman Catholic churches in Sri Lanka

Gothami Kanishta Vidyalaya

Gothami Kanishta Vidyalaya is an elementary (1–5) and high school (6–11) founded in 1932 in the city of Gampaha in Sri Lanka. Started as a girls school, it now is a mixed school. The school is controlled by the Provincial Council.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.09 79.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Schools in Gampaha, Schools in Western Province, Sri Lanka

Bandaranaike Airport attack

The Bandaranaike Airport attack was an assault by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on Bandaranaike International Airport, on July 24, 2001. The attack was one of the boldest the LTTE has mounted during its war with the Sri Lankan government, and had a profound impact on the country's military, economy, and airline industry.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.18 79.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 2001 in Sri Lanka, Conflicts in 2001, History of Sri Lanka, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam attacks in Eelam War III, Terrorist attacks on airports, Terrorist incidents in 2001, Terrorist incidents in Sri Lanka