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Dewatagaha Mosque and Shrine of Shaykh Usman Waliullah

Who rests here

Saints · Colombo

A Sufi venerated as the spiritual patron of Colombo (Cinnamon Gardens / Colombo 7), known among Sri Lankan Muslims by the title 'Quthubus Saylan' (Qutb of Ceylon) and traced to the Siddiqi lineage. His grave was uncovered around 1802 and the Dewatagaha Mosque was built over it in the 1820s.

Full biography of Shaykh Sayyid Usman Siddique Waliullah →(the text above is quoted from the person's record)

How to get there

Located in: Colombo

Coordinates: 6.91650, 79.86450

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Permanent ID: EA-Y-000594 · this address reaches the same record even if its name changes; use it when citing.