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Suburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pettah
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Pettah Floating Market at dusk
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Coordinates: 6°56′12″N 79°50′59″E / 6.93667°N 79.84972°E / 6.93667; 79.84972
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District 11
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Postal Code	01100
Website	pettah.lk

Pettah (Sinhala: පිටකොටුව (Piṭakoṭuva), Tamil: புறக்கோட்டை (Puṟakkōṭṭai)) is a neighbourhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka, located east of the city centre Fort, and behind the Colombo Port. The Pettah neighborhood is famous for the Pettah Market, a series of open air bazaars and markets. It is one of Sri Lanka's busiest commercial areas, where a huge number of wholesale and retail shops, buildings, commercial institutions and other organisations are located.

The main market segment is designed like a gigantic crossword puzzle, where one may traverse through the entire markets from dawn till dusk, but not completely cover every part of it.

Pettah is derived from Tamil: Pettai, an Anglo-Indian word used to indicate a suburb outside a fort. Today, the Sinhala phrase, pita-kotuwa (outside the fort) conveniently describes the same place.

Demographics

Pettah is a multi-religious and multi-ethnic area. Moors, Bohras and Memons are the predominant ethnic group found within Pettah, however an average amount of Sinhalese and Tamil populations also exist. There are also various other minorities, such as Burghers, Malays and others. Religions include Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Christianity and various other religions and beliefs to a lesser extent.

Buildings and landmarks

Notable landmarks in the neighborhood include:

Wolvendaal Church
Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque
Kayman's Gate
Former Colombo Town Hall
Colombo Dutch Museum
Sammangodu Sri Kathirvelayutha Swami Kovil
Old Town Hall Market
Federation of Self Employees Market
Manning Market
Pettah Floating Market
Cross Street Bazaars
Central Bus Station
Khan Clock Tower

One of the streets that make up the Pettah Market.
One of the streets that make up the Pettah Market
One of the streets that make up the Pettah Market

Places adjacent to Pettah, Sri Lanka

Colombo Harbour

Pettah

References

"Pettah Post Office - Sri Lanka Postal Codes". Mohanjith. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
"Sri Lanka - Travel Information - Colombo Pettah". Lankainfo.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
"Colombo, The Famous Business Hub of Sri Lanka – Stories & Advice". Retrieved 20 December 2018.
"A Walk Through Pettah". Sunday Observer. 18 March 2007. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.

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