Kompagngna Veediya[1]
කොම්පඤ්ඤ වීදිය கொம்பனித்தெரு | |
|---|---|
 Beira Lake and Company Roads | |
| Coordinates: 6°55′37″N 79°50′55″E / 6.92694°N 79.84861°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Western Province |
| District | Colombo District |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
| Postal Code | 00200 |
![Kompagngna Veediya[1] is located in Central Colombo](view_image.php?q=Slave_Island&sq=&lang=&file=File:Location_map_of_central_Colombo.png)
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![Kompagngna Veediya[1] is located in Greater Colombo](view_image.php?q=Slave_Island&sq=&lang=&file=File:Location_map_of_greater_Colombo.png)
![Kompagngna Veediya[1] is located in Colombo District](view_image.php?q=Slave_Island&sq=&lang=&file=File:Colombo_district_location_map.svg)
![Kompagngna Veediya[1] is located in Sri Lanka](view_image.php?q=Slave_Island&sq=&lang=&file=File:Sri_Lanka_adm-2_location_map.svg)
Slave Island, officially known as Kompagngna Veediya (Sinhala: කොම්පඤ්ඤ වීදිය, lit. 'Company Roads'; Tamil: கொம்பனித்தெரு), also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya[2] and formerly known as Javanam Quarters (Javanese Quarter) during Dutch rule,[3] is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka, located directly south of the Fort. The suburb contains Beira Lake, a large lake and its esplanade is visited by many for recreation. Company Roads is mostly a commercial area with hotels, shopping centres, street food stalls, and is known for its multicultural, especially Malay heritage.
- ^ "Prime Minister's Office, Sri Lanka". www.news.lk. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "The Slave Island That We Have Forgotten". roar.media. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ Careem, Tuan M. Zameer (2017). Persaudaraan: Malay life in Sri Lanka (2nd ed.). Colombo, Sri Lanka: S. Godage & Brothers (Pvt) Limited. p. 40. ISBN 9789553082022.