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Colombo, Negombo, and the urban west coast gateway.

Region — Western

Places in Western

A pod of spinner dolphins surfacing off Kalpitiya, in the waters of the Bar Reef sanctuary

Bar Reef

Reef

Beira Lake surrounded by urban development in Colombo

Beira Lake

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Beli Lena

The Buddha statue at Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya, Boralesgamuwa

Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya

Boralesgamuwa

A canal running through the Bellanwila-Attidiya wetland in suburban Colombo

Bellanwila-Attidiya Sanctuary

Open water of Bolgoda Lake south of Moratuwa

Bolgoda Lake

Moratuwa

National Museum of Sri Lanka in Colombo, showcasing artifacts and art

Colombo

Colombo Lighthouse, a 19th-century structure at the harbor entrance

Colombo Lighthouse

Diyawanna Lake with the towers of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte behind

Diyawanna Lake

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

The forested rock outcrop that holds Fa Hien Cave, seen from the path below

Fa Hien Cave

Bulathsinhala

Gampaha Botanical Garden, showcasing a variety of palm species and tropical plants

Gampaha Botanical Garden

Gampaha

Seated Buddha statue at Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo

Gangaramaya Temple

The red-and-white striped facade of Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque in Pettah, Colombo

Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque

A kitesurfer airborne above the lagoon at Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka

Kalpitiya

Kalutara Chaitya, the hollow white stupa beside the Kalu Ganga

Kalutara Chaitya

Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara, a cultural site in Kelaniya

Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara

Kelaniya

White-water rafting on the Kelani River near Kitulgala

Kitulgala

Kovilan Point Lighthouse on the Kalpitiya Peninsula

Kovilan Point Lighthouse

A landscaped animal enclosure at the National Zoological Gardens in Dehiwala

National Zoological Gardens

Dehiwala

Old Colombo Lighthouse at the harbor entrance

Old Colombo Lighthouse

Herd of elephants walking across the Maha Oya river at Pinnawala

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

The entrance sign of the Pinnawala Open Zoo

Pinnawala Open Zoo

Lawns and wet-zone plantings at Seethawaka Botanical Garden

Seethawaka Botanical Garden

Avissawella

The low rocky cascade of Thudugala Ella near Dodangoda, Kalutara

Thudugala Ella

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