Diyawanna Lake (Sinhala: දියවන්නා ඔය, Tamil: தியவன்ன ஓயா) or Parliament Lake, is one of the lakes within Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka.[1]

Diyawanna Lake
The lake in October 2017.
Diyawanna Lake
Coordinates	06°53′12″N 79°55′15″E
Native name	දියවන්නා ඔය  (Sinhala)
Basin countries	Sri Lanka
Islands	8
Sections/sub-basins	3
Settlements	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

It is quite popular as the Sri Lankan Parliament Building was built on an artificial island at the centre of the lake. The Diyatha Uyana park is also located on the banks of this lake. This lake was created in 1979 and has eight islands.

See also

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• Geography of Sri Lanka

References