Angamuwa Wewa is a reservoir situated in Rajanganaya. It is identified as the ancient Angagama-vapi restored by King Parakramabahu I (1153-1186 A.D.).
Angamuwa Wewa A ngamuwa Wewa (Sinhala: අංගමුව වැව) is a reservoir situated in Rajanganaya in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. History This tank is identified as the ancient "Angagama-vapi" tank restored by King Parakramabahu I [(1153-1186 A.D.) Arumugam, 1969; Nicholas, 1963]. Several ruins belonging to an ancient Buddhist monastery have been found in the vicinity of the tank (Arumugam, 1969). Among the ruins, there are two inscriptions of the 1st and 4th century A.D. and they reveal the ancient name of that monastery as "Anulapavata or Mala-Anulapavata Maha Vehera" (Nicholas, 1963). The present tank was restored in 1956 (Arumugam, 1969). You may want to read this post: Sangamuwa Viharaya The Reservoir The reservoir has been constructed by damming the Lunu Oya, a tributary of Kala Oya (Arumugam, 1969). The bund of the reservoir is about 1 mile long and the water is extending in an area of about 1,100 acres at its full supply level (Arumugam, 1969). It has one spill and two sluices (Aru…