Kandy lake (Kirimuhuda)නුවර වෑව (Kandy)
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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
- Victoria Reservoir and Sanctuary 11 km
- Randenigala Reservoir 19 km
- Maduru Oya Reservoir 70 km
- Parakrama Samudraya 82 km
- Kala Wewa 84 km
- Senanayake Samudra 86 km
- Udawalawe Tank 86 km
- Negombo Lagoon (Muthurajawela marsh) 91 km
- Uppar Lagoon 128 km
- Puttalam Lagoon 143 km
- Royal Palace Complex 0.5 km
- Dharmaraja College, Kandy 0.8 km
- President's Pavillion 0.8 km
- Udawatta Kele Sanctuary 1 km
- Dunumadallawa Forest Reserve 1.9 km
- Aruppola Housing Scheme 2.2 km
- Ampitiya 3.6 km
- galapitambe gs wasama 4.1 km
- Nugadeniya 4.5 km
- Zoom here to see Mahamevnawa Bawana Asapuwa, Kundasale 4.8 km
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