Tissa Wewa, built by King Devanampiya Tissa in the 3rd century BC, is an ancient reservoir in Anuradhapura, featuring a 1.75-mile-long bund.
Tissa Wewa (Anuradhapura) Not to be confused with Tissa Wewa, (Tissamaharama) Tissa Wewa (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර තිසා වැව) is a reservoir situated in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. History
This has been identified as the ancient "Tissa-vapi" tank constructed by King Devanampiya Tissa [(247-207 B.C.) Arumugam, 1969; Nicholas, 1963]. King Dhatusena (455-473 A.D.) built Kala Wewa and conducted water from it to Tissa Wewa through an artificial canal called Jaya Ganga [(present Yodha Ela) Nicholas, 1963]. Several regulations set out for the distribution of the water supply of Tissa Wewa to the paddy fields of Isurumuniya Viharaya and Ranmasu Uyana are found in the Vessagiriya slab inscription of King Mahinda IV [(956-972 A.D.) Nicholas, 1963; Ranawella, 2004]. The present tank was restored in 1889 (Arumugam, 1969). The reservoir Except the drainage from its own catchment area, the reservoir is fed by the water conveyance from Kala Wewa-Yodha Ela (Arumugam, 1969). The bund of the reservoir is about 1.75 miles …
