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Fun fact 3 about Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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The new parliamentary buildings in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte were built on Duwa, a 50,000 square metre island that was previously a recreation spot for Portuguese soldiers.

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Sri Lanka
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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Sri Lanka

Country
Sri Lanka
Population
115.8K
Coordinates
6.91, 79.89
1014th most populous city in the world

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, also known as Kotte, is the legislative capital city of Sri Lanka. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is located adjacent to the urban area of Sri Lanka's de facto economic capital, Colombo.

From the “Legislature” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Rehman Abubakr · CC BY-SA 4.0