Colombo

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Colombo 
largest city of Sri Lanka
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Instance of
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LocationColombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Located in or next to body of water
Present in work
Significant event
Population
  • 752,993 (2011)
Area
  • 37,321,728 m²
Elevation above sea level
  • 1 m
Different from
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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
U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10044324
BabelNet ID: 00015621n
Libris-URI: b8nqp41v4ddk29l
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007552871705171
OpenStreetMap relation ID: 16132
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History[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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.[edit]

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