Nachchaduwa Tank

cistern · 2000 AD – 2099 AD

A major modern reservoir in Sri Lanka, located southeast of Anuradhapura. Its original construction is traditionally dated to the late third or early fourth century CE. BAtlas 5 inset labels its geometry as "Megisba Stagnum", a toponym for a swamp or wetland reported by Pliny during the first century CE.

Coordinates

8.24798, 80.48852

Also known as

Nachchaduwa Reservoir (en), Nachchaduwa Reservoir (en), Nachchaduwa Wewa (en), Nachchaduwa Wewa (en), Nachchaduwa wewa, nāccādūva væva (si), Nācāduvā jhīla, Nacaduva jhila (pa), ਨਾਚਾਦੁਵਾ ਝੀਲ (pa), නාච්චාදූව වැව (si)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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