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The Tank of King Dhatusena

Kala Wewa — 10 km southwest of Kekirawa

Open water of Kala Wewa, the 5th-century reservoir of King DhatusenaWATER TO THE HORIZONPhoto by Nuwaiza Naseem on Wikimedia Commons
10 km southwest of KekirawaPhoto — Nuwaiza Naseem

The 12-meter Avukana Buddha, carved in the same king's reign, stands near the bund — the statue and the water pair into one visit.

A reservoir built by King Dhatusena in 460 CE, with a 6.9 km bund and a twin tank, Balalu Wewa, alongside. The Yodha Ela canal carried its water 87 km north to the tanks of Anuradhapura.

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8.0170° N, 80.5170° ECarto · OSM

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