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Sorabora Wewa is an ancient reservoir in Mahiyangana, Sri Lanka that is thought to have been constructed during the reign of King Dutugemunu in the 2nd century BC. The reservoir was built by damming the Diyawanna Oya river with a 485-meter embankment. It has a unique natural stone sluice gate located away from the embankment that helps regulate water flow without damaging the structure. The tank and this ancient sluice gate have been declared protected archaeological monuments.

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Sorabora Wewa is an ancient reservoir in Mahiyangana, Sri Lanka that is thought to have been constructed during the reign of King Dutugemunu in the 2nd century BC. The reservoir was built by damming the Diyawanna Oya river with a 485-meter embankment. It has a unique natural stone sluice gate located away from the embankment that helps regulate water flow without damaging the structure. The tank and this ancient sluice gate have been declared protected archaeological monuments.

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Sorabora Wewa (Sinhalese: සසසරසබසර වවව) is an ancient reservoir in Mahiyangana,

Badulla District Sri Lanka. It is thought to have been constructed during the reign
of King Dutugemunu (161 BC – 137 BC) by a giant named Bulatha.[1] In the ancient
past, this tank was known as the 'Sea of Bintenna'.[2]

This rock cut deep canal acts as the sluice for the tank. Currently the tank and
this ancient structure have been declared as archaeological protected monuments.
The tank was built by damming the Diyawanna Oya with a 485-meter embankment.[3] It
does not make use of the structure called Bisokotuwa, which helps to regulate water
pressure at the sluice gates from inside the tank and protect the embankment from
erosion. Instead that the sluice gate (Sorowwa) of the tank has been placed
strategically away from the embankment and made up utilizing the massive natural
rock around the tank.[4] It is said that this is the only such type sluice gate
found in Sri Lanka.[5]

See also
Badulla Pillar Inscription
List of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Badulla District
References
"Hidden beauty of Sorabora Wewa". www.nation.lk. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 10 June
2016.
"Sora Bora Wawa". www.srisalike.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
"Sorabora Wewa with a Unique Natural Stone Sluice – සසසරසබසර වවව". amazinglanka.
Retrieved 10 June 2016.
"Restoration of Mahiyangana stupa begins". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 7
September 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
"Hidden beauty of Sorabora Wewa". www.srilankatravelnotes.com. August 2013.
Retrieved 10 June 2016.

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