Kandy lake (Kirimuhuda)නුවර වෑව (Kandy)

Sri Lanka / Maha Nuwara / Kandy

This artificial lake was built by the last king of Kandy (and of Sri Lanka), Sri Wikrama Rajasinhe to beatify the Temple of the Tooth Relic by excavating paddy fields in 1807. He called this artificial lake the :Kiri Muhuda" or the Milky Ocean.
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Coordinates:   7°17'25"N   80°38'31"E

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