Tissa Wewa (Anuradhapura)

Tissa Wewa, an artificial reservoir, was built by Devanampiya Tissa (3rd century BC) in order to increase the water supply to his capital city of Anuradhapura. Only Panda Wewa (5th century BC) and Abhaya Wewa (5th-4th century BC) are older. The embankment of Tissa Wewa is 2 miles (3.2 km) long and 25 feet (7.6 m) high.[2]

This article is about the artificial lake located near Anuradhapura. For the artificial lake located near Tissamaharama, see Tissa Wewa (Tissamaharama).
Tissa Wewa
View of Tissa Wewa
LocationAnuradhapura
Coordinates8°20.1′N 80°22.8′E
TypeReservoir
Basin countriesSri Lanka
Surface area550 acres (2.23 km2) [1]
Embankment of Tissa Wewa

Among other uses, the reservoir supplied water to Tissa's Royal Gardens.[3] In later centuries, Tissa Wewa and the other lakes were enlarged and integrated into a regional network of irrigation canals.[4]

References
  1. http://amazinglanka.com/wp/anuradhapura-tissa-wewa-tank
  2. http://amazinglanka.com/wp/anuradhapura-tissa-wewa-tank
  3. http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/lanka/anuradhapura/an10.html
  4. W. I. Siriweera, History of Sri Lanka, Dayawansa Jayakodi & Company, 2004, pp. 168-170. ISBN 978-955-551-257-2


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