Kahatowita

Kahatowita

කහටෝවිට

கஹடோவிட
Kahatowita
Coordinates: 7°05′42″N 80°06′35″E / 7.09500°N 80.10972°E / 7.09500; 80.10972Coordinates: 7°05′42″N 80°06′35″E / 7.09500°N 80.10972°E / 7.09500; 80.10972
Country  Sri Lanka
District Gampaha District
Time zone Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC+5:30)
 • Summer (DST) not observed (UTC)
Postal code 11144
Area code(s) 033
Website www.kahatowita.com

Kahatowita(sinhala:කහටෝවිට Tamil:கஹடோவிட) is a village in the Attanagalla electorate, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka.


Geography and Climate

Kahatowita lies at an elevation of 37meters (121.39 ft) above sea level.North and North Eastern border of the kahatowita formed by the Attanagalla oya river. Kahatowita features a tropical rain forest climate under the Köppen climate classification. Kahatowita’s climate is normally temperature all throughout the year. Kahatowita’s average temperature is 28 degrees Celsius (82.4 degrees Fahrenheit).

Local Government Administration

Kahatowita is administrated by the Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat. Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat is the one of electorate division which is administered under the Gampaha District. Kahatowita village is divided into two groups of "Grama Niladari" (Village officer) divisions. They are Kahatowita and Kahatowita South. These Grama Niladari divisions administer the village under the Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat.

Religion

The first mosque was built near to the attanagalla oya in 1688. Often this mosque was damaged by flood. For that reason, the mosque replaced to another area. Now this mosque called as Kahatowita Muhiyiddeen Jumma mosque. Muhiyiddeen Jumma mosque used for every day prayers and other religious activities. The second mosque Masjidun Noor built in 1975. And the third majidh was Jamiuth Tawheed masjid built in 1997. The majority of the residents of Kahatowita follow Sufi Tariqas. There are three Tariqas followed by the people: Qadiriyatun Nabawiyya, badheebiyyatul Qadiriyya, and Shaduliyah.

Assayed Ahmed Mubarak, scholar from Hadramaut, Yemen who introduced Qadiriyatun Nabawiyya tariqa, came to Kahatowita in 1857. As sheikh Abdullah Ibn Umar Badeeb al Yamani, a scholar from Hadramaut, Yemen came to the village In 1859. He introduced badheebiyyatul Qadiriyya tariqa. He established a takkiya, near to Muhiyiddeen Jumma mosque and formed rathib majlish (zikr majlish). He founded Kahatowita Al-Badriya Maha Vidyalaya, the first school in Kahatowita in 1891. He was also a founder of Zahira College, Colombo. The people who followed Shaduliya tariqa was brought to the village by As sheikh Ibrahimul Makki in 1928. He opened a zaviya in Kahatowita.

Education

There are two government school in Kahtowita. They are Al-Badriya Maha Vidyala and Kahatowita Muslim Balika Vidyala.[1] Al- Badriya Maha Vidyala founded in 1891 by As sheikh Abdullah Ibn Umar Badeeb al Yamani. It became a government school in 1920. Al-Badriya Maha Vidyalaya provide education up to GCE Advanced Level.

Kahatowita Muslim Balika Vidyalaya was established in 1946. Muslim Balika School provides education for Muslim girls up to GCE Ordinary Level. Badeebiyya Arabic school is a Non-governmental College which situated in kahatowita. Badeebiyya Arabic college provides Islamic religious education as well. Muaskarurrahman Ladies Arabic college provides Islamic religious education to Muslim women. Mustafawiyyah Ahadiya school (Daham Pasala) established in 2006 provides basic Islamic education for student. Kahatowita has 98% literacy rate. Most people who studied up to GCE Ordinary Level.

Notable persons from Kahatowita

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Schools in Sri Lanka". Retrieved 31 December 2013.

External links

  1. Attanagalla Divisional Secrertarat
  2. Local Government Member
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