Colombo

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Colombo 
largest city and de facto capital of Sri Lanka
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LocationColombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Located in or next to body of water
Present in work
Significant event
  • Siege of Colombo
Population
  • 752,993 (2011)
Area
  • 37,321,728 m²
Elevation above sea level
  • 1 m
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Map6° 55′ 00″ N, 79° 50′ 00″ E
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Wikidata Q35381
VIAF ID: 138381336
GND ID: 4010404-7
Library of Congress authority ID: n81028138
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 119527547
IdRef ID: 027501736
NL CR AUT ID: ge638226
National Library of Spain ID: XX5682281
U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10044324
BabelNet ID: 00015621n
Libris-URI: b8nqp41v4ddk29l
J9U ID: 987007552871705171
OpenStreetMap relation ID: 16132
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History

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Main category: History of Colombo
  • 1698
    1698
  • 1700
    1700
  • c. 1775, after original engraving by Johannes Kip of c. 1680
    c. 1775, after original engraving by Johannes Kip of c. 1680
  • Fort, 1888
    Fort, 1888
  • c. 1914
    c. 1914
  • 1914
    1914

Maps

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Main category: Maps of Colombo
  • Map of administrative districts.
    Map of administrative districts.
  • city center
    city center
  • greater Colombo
    greater Colombo
  • major bus routes as of 2011
    major bus routes as of 2011

Buildings

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  • Aerial sunset view
    Aerial sunset view
  • Old Parliament Building, Bank of Ceylon building and WTC twin towers in the Colombo financial district of Fort
    Old Parliament Building, Bank of Ceylon building and WTC twin towers in the Colombo financial district of Fort
  • Colombo Municipal Council and the office of the Mayor of Colombo
    Colombo Municipal Council and the office of the Mayor of Colombo
  • Royal College Colombo, the oldest public school in the city.
    Royal College Colombo, the oldest public school in the city.
  • Buddha statues at Seema Malaka
    Buddha statues at Seema Malaka
  • Independence Memorial Hall
    Independence Memorial Hall
  • Murugan Hindu temple in Slave Island
    Murugan Hindu temple in Slave Island
  • The Neoclassical styled Colombo National Museum
    The Neoclassical styled Colombo National Museum
  • Skyline over Galle Face Green (middle), with Shangri-La Hotel and One Galle Face (left), and Indian Ocean (right)
    Skyline over Galle Face Green (middle), with Shangri-La Hotel and One Galle Face (left), and Indian Ocean (right)
  • Grand Oriental Hotel
    Grand Oriental Hotel
  • Nelum Pokuna Performing Arts Theatre
    Nelum Pokuna Performing Arts Theatre
  • port facilities
    port facilities
  • Fort railway station
    Fort railway station
  • Bandaranaike International Airport Main category: Bandaranaike International Airport
    Bandaranaike International Airport
    Main category: Bandaranaike International Airport

Misc.

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