This land was covered with thorny shrubs and abandoned chena lands, when it allocated for this purpose in 2006. Three water tanks named Kohombagas wewa, Malitthangas wewa and demataththa wewa, are constructed in the garden premises to preserve the moisture of the land.[3]
The total area of the botanical garden is about 300 acres.
Purpose of the gardenedit
In summary, the objectives of establishing this botanical garden is:[4]
Ex-situ conservation of dry and arid zone plants of Sri Lanka.
mirijjawila, botanical, garden, five, botanical, gardens, lanka, other, botanical, gardens, peradeniya, botanical, garden, hakgala, botanical, garden, henarathgoda, botanical, garden, seetawaka, botanical, garden, entrance, gardentypebotanical, gardenlocationh. Mirijjawila Botanical Garden is one of the five botanical gardens in Sri Lanka The other botanical gardens are Peradeniya Botanical Garden Hakgala Botanical Garden Henarathgoda Botanical Garden and Seetawaka Botanical Garden Mirijjawila Botanical GardenEntrance of the gardenTypeBotanical gardenLocationHambantota Sri LankaCoordinates6 7 27 N 81 7 21 E 6 12417 N 81 12250 E 6 12417 81 12250 Mirijjawila Botanical Garden Area300 acres 1 Created2013 November 14Operated byDepartment of National Botanic Gardens Sri LankaStatusOpen all year a scenic picture of the garden Contents 1 Location 2 Construction 3 Purpose of the garden 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksLocation editMirijjawila Botanical Garden is located on the Colombo Kataragama main road It has the Mattala International Airport on its left side and the Hambantota Harbour on its right side 2 Construction editThis land was covered with thorny shrubs and abandoned chena lands when it allocated for this purpose in 2006 Three water tanks named Kohombagas wewa Malitthangas wewa and demataththa wewa are constructed in the garden premises to preserve the moisture of the land 3 The total area of the botanical garden is about 300 acres Purpose of the garden editIn summary the objectives of establishing this botanical garden is 4 Ex situ conservation of dry and arid zone plants of Sri Lanka Dry zone landscape improvement Ecotourism promotion Providing knowledge and training on botany and floriculture Promoting medicinal herbs Studies on lesser known and under utilized plants in the dry zone See also editPeradeniya Botanical Garden Hakgala Botanical Garden Henarathgoda Botanical GardenReferences edit Dry Zone Botanic Gardens Mirijjawila MIRIJJAWILA BOTANICAL GARDEN Hambantota Botanic Garden a new tourist attraction Archived from the original on 2013 12 02 Retrieved 2014 09 16 Dry Zone Botanic Gardens Mirijjawila Archived from the original on 2014 12 03 External links editDepartment of National Botanic Gardens Botanic Gardens of Sri Lanka Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mirijjawila Botanical Garden amp oldid 1219817328, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
