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Diyatha Uyana

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Diyatha Uyana is located at Polduwa junction, Battaramulla near the Waters Edge Hotel. The park has been constructed on marshy land on the banks of the Diyawanna Oya. It sits between the Parliament Complex and the Diyawanna Oya at the Polduwa junction

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Diyatha Uyana
Sri Jayawardenapura Mawatha, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Ethul Kotte

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Sri Jayawardenapura Mawatha
23010 Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Ethul Kotte
Western Province, Sri Lanka
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