Alakeshwara Archaeological Site

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Alakeshwara Archaeological Site

NAME OF THE PLACE

Alakeshwara Archaeological Site

PLACE DESCRIPTOPN

Alakeshwara Archaeological Site is an Archaeological site in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Western Province, Sri Lanka.

This place has the Tomb of Alakeshwara. It is believed to be the place of burial of the founder of the Kotte Kingdom. The government formally recognized this site as an archaeologically protected monument in Sri Lanka. 

Travelers can reach Alakeshwara Archaeological Site(අලකේශ්වර පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය) from Colombo Fort via Maradana - Borella - Rajagiriya - Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. The distance of this route is approximately 9km. Traveling from Colombo Fort to Alakeshwara Archaeological Site is approximately 30 minutes.

The GPS coordinates of Alakeshwara Archaeological Site are latitude 6° 53' 47.1948" N and longitude 79° 54' 27.53" E.


NEAREST CITY & POSTEL CODE

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - 10100

STATE

Western Province

COUNTRY

Sri Lanka

TIME ZONE

Asia/Colombo

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