WEBMalwana (Sinhala: මල්වාන Tamil: மல்வான) is a town of 36,050 (estimate as of 2011) inhabitants in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. [1] It is situated on the banks of the Kelani River, [2] 14 km north-east of Colombo. [3] It is part of the Gampaha District and Biyagama electoral division. [4]
WEBThe Malwana Fort. It is believed that the military outposts, built by kings of ancient Sri Lanka taking into consideration strategic locations, accessibility and defense, were soon taken over and turned into military centres or stockades by the …
WEBThe Malwana Fort was of defense importance placed on the right bank of Kelani Ganga, a river which leads to Sitawaka. Malwana was first selected as the adobe of the Portuguese Captain General Azevedo in 1590s who had his headquarters there.
WEBMalwana is a town of 36,050 inhabitants in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is situated on the banks of the Kelani River, 14 km north-east of Colombo. Map.
WEBMalwana fort (Sinhala: මල්වාන බලකොටුව Malwana Balakothuwa) was located in Malwana, Gampaha, on the banks of the Kelani River. It was built by Portuguese in 1590s. The small fort served as a residence for the Portuguese Governor or Captain-Generals. [1]
WEBThe Convention of Malvana (also spelled Malwāna, Sinhala: මල්වාන ගිවිසුමෙන්ද Malwana Giwisumenda) was a 1598 agreement between the Sinhalese chiefs of Sri Lanka and the Portuguese.
WEBJun 20, 2020 — Between 1618–1630 Constantino de Sá de Noronha built the fort at Malwana as conflict with Kandy dragged on. The Portuguese ‘King of Malvana’. Alan Strathern describes the ways in which the ...