Zaviyyah Mosque

Zaviyyah Mosque: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this mosque: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.

Best time to visit Zaviyyah Mosque

Season: Year-round; Fridays, Ramzan and the annual Urs are busiest.

Busiest days: Friday prayers; Ramzan nights; annual Urs for dargahs.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri packed · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Zaviyyah Mosque: timings and tips

Typical hours: Mosques are open for the daily prayers; visitors are usually welcome between them, except Friday midday. These are typical for mosques & dargahs in Sri Lanka; hours for this mosque are not listed yet. If you know them, post an update.

• Cover shoulders and knees; women usually cover their hair.
• Take off your shoes before the prayer hall.

How to reach Zaviyyah Mosque — distance from nearby cities

• From Kandy (LK): about 36 km by road (29 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kandy
• From Nuwara Eliya (LK): about 38 km by road (31 km straight line) · directions · more places near Nuwara Eliya
• From Ratnapura (LK): about 55 km by road (44 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ratnapura
• From Ella (LK): about 76 km by road (61 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ella
• From Negombo (LK): about 93 km by road (74 km straight line) · directions · more places near Negombo

Coordinates: 7.05367, 80.53135. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Zaviyyah Mosque

• Kotmale Dam · lake · Nuwara Eliya · ~9 km · Must-see
• Aberdeen Waterfall · waterfall · Nuwara Eliya · ~15 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Norton Dam · lake · Nuwara Eliya · ~19 km · Must-see
• Laxapana Dam · lake · Nuwara Eliya · ~20 km · Must-see
• Shri Bhakta Hanuman Temple · temple · Nuwara Eliya · ~21 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Upper Kotmale Dam · lake · Nuwara Eliya · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bible Rock · viewpoint · Kegalle · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ramboda Falls · waterfall · Nuwara Eliya · ~24 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Canyon Dam · lake · Nuwara Eliya · ~25 km · Must-see
• Castlereigh Dam · lake · Nuwara Eliya · ~26 km · Must-see
• Maskeliya Dam · lake · Nuwara Eliya · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ranawana Purana Rajamaha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~31 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya · sanctuary · Kandy · ~31 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Kikiliyamana · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~31 km · Must-see
• Getambe Temple · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~31 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• The Eagle’s View Point · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~33 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Ceylon Tea Museum · museum · Kandy · ~33 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sri Pada / Adam's Peak · viewpoint · Ratnapura · ~34 km · Highly rated · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Zaviyyah Mosque

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• Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque · dargah · Colombo · ~95 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Dawatagaha Jumma Masjid · dargah · Colombo · ~94 km · Highly rated
• Colombo Grand Mosque · dargah · Colombo · ~94 km · Highly rated
• Meeran Mosque · dargah · Galle · ~149 km · Highly rated
• Dharul Uloom Hashimiyyah · dargah · Kandy · ~0 km
• Mohideen Jumma Masjid · dargah · Kandy · ~0 km
• Masjid Yousuffiyah · dargah · Kandy · ~0 km
• Town Jumma Mosque · dargah · Kandy · ~0 km
• Al Jamiyathul Islamiyyah · dargah · Kandy · ~1 km
• Masjid Al Noor · dargah · Kandy · ~1 km

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