K-Zone Ja-Ela

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K-Zone Ja-Ela
Location Kapuwatta, Ja-Ela, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Coordinates 7°03′37″N79°53′45″E / 7.0603°N 79.8959°E / 7.0603; 79.8959 Coordinates: 7°03′37″N79°53′45″E / 7.0603°N 79.8959°E / 7.0603; 79.8959
Address525 Colombo-Negombo Road, Ja-Ela, Sri Lanka
Opening dateOctober 2013;6 years ago (2013-10)
ManagementSusantha Ratnayake (Chairman/CEO)
Owner John Keells Holdings
ArchitectJ
Total retail floor area 13,000 m2 (140,000 sq ft)
No. of floorsGround and Mezzanine
Parking135 approx

K-Zone is a two-storey shopping mall complex in the vicinity of the Kapuwatta suburb area of Ja-Ela, outside Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Kapuwatta is one of the largest suburbs of Ja-Ela, Colombo, Sri Lanka. It has many institutes such as the Thiriposha Factory and Gampaha District's largest shopping mall KZone Ja-Ela.

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In 2011 John Keells Holdings acquired the 2.4 ha (5.9 acres) site on the Colombo-Negombo Road. The 13,000 m2 (140,000 sq ft) building, was constructed at a cost of Rs 119 million, and is owned and operated by John Keells Holdings. [1] [2] It was opened to the public in October 2013. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "JKH posts strong mid-year bottom line". The Island . 10 November 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Malls in Sri Lanka". John Keells Holdings . Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Entertainment & Retail". John Keells Holdings. 1 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Perera, Quintus (14 October 2012). "JKH K-Mall in Jaela". The Sunday Times . Retrieved 1 November 2019.


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