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Rajagiriya Destination Guide

Explore Rajagiriya in Sri Lanka

Rajagiriya in the region of Western is a town in Sri Lanka - some 3 mi or ( 5 km ) East of Colombo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Rajagiriya

Current time in Rajagiriya is now 09:39 PM (Thursday) . 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: Yakbedda, Welikada East, Trincomalee, Rajagiriya, and Peliyagoda. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yakbedda . We saw 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 Rajagiriya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Driving in Colombo, Sri Lanka

1:18 min by Rehman Abubakr
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Driving on the Elvitigala Road (Baseline Road), Colombo, Sri Lanka. ..

Premadasa Stadium Colombo HD1

0:52 min by loggylog
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I was lucky enough to get this on the last day before the work was due to start on the refurbishment of the stadium for the 2011 cricket world cup where a semi final is due to be held . ..


NAWALA SRI LANKA 6 Bedroom House FOR SALE

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Beautiful 6 Bedroom House for sale at Nawala 2 storey house on 28 perch land. 3500 sq ft with 6 bedrooms, 4 Bathrooms, veranda, living and dining, TV Lounge, 2 Kitchens and Pantry. This house is situa ..

University of Sri Jayewardenepura, sjp, usjp

6:55 min by anjanausjp
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enjoy the beauty of University of Sri Jayewardenepura, it's nature and it's sights.(watch with sound on) ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium

Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium (Sinhala: 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. The stadium holds 15,000 and hosted its first Test match in 1982. It is named after Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, a former civil servant and first President of the Board of Control for Cricket.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 6.92 79.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Cricket grounds in Colombo, Cricket grounds in Sri Lanka, Multi-purpose stadiums in Sri Lanka, Test cricket grounds in Sri Lanka

Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte

Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ, Tamil: ஶ்ரீ ஜெயவர்த்தனபுரம் கோட்டை), also known as Kotte කෝට්ටේ / கோட்டை, is a large suburb of the capital Colombo and is the parliament site of Sri Lanka. It is located beyond the Colombo city centre and is often called New Capital Territory. It is the current Capital City of Sri Lanka.

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Located at 6.91 79.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Capitals in Asia, Planned capitals, Planned cities, Populated places in Western Province, Sri Lanka, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte

Welikadawatte

Welikadawatte, a middle-class housing estate in Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka, was a result of the first co-operative housing scheme in Sri Lanka. In the mid-1950s, Dr. Seneka Bibile, together with Herbert Keuneman, 'Bonnie' Fernando, Anil and Jeanne Moonesinghe and other members of the radical intelligentsia, founded Sri Lanka's first co-operative housing scheme, the Gothatuwa Building Society.

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Located at 6.90 79.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Neighbourhoods in Sri Lanka

Veluwana College

Veluwana college (කොළඹ වේළුවන විද්‍යාලය) in Dematagoda was established May 1, 1952 by the Buddhist Society led by Veluwanarama temple. It is one of oldest Buddhist schools in Sri Lanka. Veluwana College is a National School. It provides primary and secondary education.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 6.92 79.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1952, National schools in Sri Lanka, Schools in Western Province, Sri Lanka

Nalanda College, Colombo

Nalanda College Colombo (officially Nalanda Maha Vidalaya) is a government Buddhist school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The college was established by P. de S. Kularatne as an offshoot of Ananda College Colombo on 1 November 1925.

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Located at 6.92 79.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Alumni of Nalanda College, Colombo, Boys' schools in Sri Lanka, Buddhist schools in Sri Lanka, Educational institutions established in 1925, Nalanda College, Colombo, National schools in Sri Lanka, Schools with a Cadet Corps