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Parakrama Samudra (or King Parakrama's sea or the Sea of King Parakrama) is a shallow reservoir (wewa), consisting of five separate wewa (reservoirs) (thopa, dumbutulu, erabadu, bhu, kalahagala tanks) connected by narrow channels in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.

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Parakrama Samudraya
Parakrama Samudraya
Location	Polonnaruwa
Coordinates	7°54′N 80°58′E
Type	reservoir
Catchment area	75×10^6 m2 (75 km2; 29 sq mi)
Basin countries	Sri Lanka
Surface area	22.6×10^6 m2 (22.6 km2; 8.7 sq mi)
Average depth	5 m (16 ft)
Max. depth	12.7 m (42 ft)
Surface elevation	58.5 m (192 ft)

The northernmost reservoir is the oldest and referred to as Topa wewa (Sinhalese wewa is almost equal to English word lake or reservoir, but used unique Sri Lankan technology) built around 386 AD.[1] The middle section Eramudu wewa and the southernmost portion, at the highest elevation, is Dumbutula wewa, both sections were added and the reservoir expanded during the reign of King Parâkramabâhu I.[2] This wewa (reservoir) was built under the quote "do not let even a drop of rainwater in this country to go to the sea without use". The wewa (reservoir) was so large it was called Samudhraya which means "the ocean".

References

External links

• Media related to Parakrama Samudra at Wikimedia Commons

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[fr] Parakrama Samudra

Parakrama Samudra (ou « la mer du roi Parakrama ») est un lac de barrage peu profond, composé de cinq réservoirs séparés (thopa, dumbutulu, erabadu, boo, katu) reliés par des canaux étroits à Polonnâruvâ, Sri Lanka.

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