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The most recent site, the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, was listed in 2010. The Central Highlands and the Sinharaja Forest Reserve are natural sites, the other six are cultural. In addition, Sri Lanka has four sites on its tentative list. The country served as a member of the World Heritage Committee in the years 1983–1989. [3]
Sri Chethiyarama purana vihara: Penatiyama: No. 394-B-Penatiyama West: Welipitiya: 6 June 2008: Buddha shrine [21] Sri Sudharmarama Vihara, Hikgoda: Hikgoda: Akuressa: 12 June 2015: Chaityaand Shrine [22] Sri Sudharshanarama Vihara: Godapitiya: Thibbotuwawa North: Athuraliya: 24 July 2009: Image house with paintings [13] Sudarshanabimbharama ...
The Old Nupe Market (Sinhala: නූපේ පැරණි වෙළඳ ගොඩනැගිල්ල) or the Old Dutch Market is a historic, European-built structure in Matara, Sri Lanka. It is located about 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) from Matara fort , [ 1 ] at the junction of the Matara-Akuressa Highway (A24) and Matara Road (B535).
The archaeological heritage of Sri Lanka can be divided into three ages; Prehistoric (Stone-age), Protohistoric (Iron Age), and historical period. The presence of man activities in Sri Lanka probably dates from 75,000 years ago (late Pleistocene period). Prehistoric sites which are presently identified in the country are distributed from the ...
Manthai functioned as the main port of the Anuradhapura Kingdom throughout its history. Historically known as Manthottam in Tamil and Manthota or Mahathiththa in Sinhalese, it is an important religious site in the island for the Hindus, due to the Ketheeswaram Kovil, one of the five Ishwarams dedicated to Shiva in the island. [1]
Category: Historic sites in Sri Lanka. ... Archaeological sites in Sri Lanka (27 C, 23 P) F. Forts in Sri Lanka (2 C, 4 P) W. World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka (2 C ...
Godavaya or Godawaya is a small fishing hamlet located at the mouth of the Walawe river, between Ambalantota and Hambantota in the Hambantota District in southern Sri Lanka.. It received its name, originally Goda Pavata Pattana or Gota Pabbata Pattana (meaning 'small rock harbour') from a huge rock overlooking the Indian Ocean, at the foot of which it is situated.
The national park is situated within the dry zone of Sri Lanka. The mean annual temperature is around 27.0 °C (80.6 °F). [ 1 ] The annual rainfall ranges between 1,000–1,700 millimetres (39–67 in) while most of the rain is received during the North-eastern monsoon season from October to March.