National Park · Sri Lanka
Somawathiya National Park
Somawathiya National Park is a national park in Sri Lanka, established in 1966.
Photo: Anuradha Dullewe Wijeyeratne, 168 / 7, Inner Flower Road, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka. Tel : + 94 11 257 3986 Cellular : + 94 77 761 5870 E - Mail : [email protected] via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Sri Lanka |
| Established | 1966 |
| Coordinates | 8.1208° N, 81.1689° E |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Somawathiya National Park
Somawathiya National Park is one of the four national parks designated under the Mahaweli River development project. Somawathiya Chaitya, a stupa said to be containing a relic of the tooth of the Buddha, is situated within the park. The park was created on 2 September 1986, having been originally designated a wildlife sanctuary on 9 August 1966. The park is home to many megaherbivores. The national park is located 266 kilometres (165 mi) north-east of Colombo.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) · Colombo, Sri Lanka · 109.4 miles away
- Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo, Sri Lanka · 125.6 miles away
- Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna, Sri Lanka · 137.7 miles away
Parks nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Somawathiya National Park?
Somawathiya National Park is in Sri Lanka (8.1208° N, 81.1689° E).
When was Somawathiya National Park established?
Somawathiya National Park was established in 1966, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7559309 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somawathiya_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).