Maligawatta

Maligawatta

මාලිගාවත්ත

மாளிகாவத்தை
Suburb
Maligawatta
Coordinates: 6°56′14″N 79°52′19″E / 6.93722°N 79.87194°E / 6.93722; 79.87194Coordinates: 6°56′14″N 79°52′19″E / 6.93722°N 79.87194°E / 6.93722; 79.87194
Country Sri Lanka
Province Western Province
District Colombo District
Time zone Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC+5:30)

Maligawatta is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Maligawatta is located approximately 3 kilometres north-east from the centre of Colombo, Colombo Fort. The name Maligawatta is from the Sinhalese language which translates into 'Garden of the palace'.[1]

The R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium is located in this area on Khettarama Road.

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, January 30, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.